North Dakota § 30.1-20-01 (3-901) Successors' rights if no administration

North Dakota Statutes

§ 30.1-20-01 — (3-901) Successors' rights if no administration

North Dakota § 30.1-20-01

Title 30.1Uniform Probate Code

Ch. 30.1-20Special Provisions Relating to Distribution

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N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-20-01 (2026).

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In the absence of administration, the heirs and devisees are entitled to the estate in
accordance with the terms of a probated will or the laws of intestate succession. Devisees may
establish title to devised property by the probated will. Persons entitled to property by
homestead allowance, exemption, or intestacy may establish title thereto by proof of the
decedent's ownership, the decedent's death, and their relationship to the decedent. Successors
take subject to all charges incident to administration, including the claims of creditors and
allowances of surviving spouse and dependent children, and subject to the rights of others
resulting from abatement, retainer, advancement, and ademption.

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In the absence of administration, the heirs and devisees are entitled to the estate in
accordance with the terms of a probated will or the laws of intestate succession. Devisees may
establish title to devised property by the probated will. Persons entitled to property by
homestead allowance, exemption, or intestacy may establish title thereto by proof of the
decedent's ownership, the decedent's death, and their relationship to the decedent. Successors
take subject to all charges incident to administration, including the claims of creditors and
allowances of surviving spouse and dependent children, and subject to the rights of others
resulting from abatement, retainer, advancement, and ademption.