Section 3-107 - Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exceptionUnless supervised administration as described in Part 5 is involved: [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
1.Proceedings independent. Each proceeding before the court or register is independent of any other proceeding involving the same estate; [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
2.Petitions for formal orders. Petitions for formal orders of the court may combine various requests for relief in a single proceeding if the orders sought may be finally granted without delay. Except as required for proceedings that are particularly described by other sections of this Article, a petition is not defective because it fails to embrace all matters that might then be the subject of a final order; [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
3.Petitions for appointment of personal representative. Proceedings for probate of wills or adjudications of no will may be combined with proceedings for appointment of personal representatives; and [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
4.Order. A proceeding for appointment of a personal representative is concluded by an order making or declining the appointment. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
Amended by 2019, c. 417,§ B-14, eff. 6/20/2019.Added by 2018, c. 402,§ A-2, eff. 7/1/2019.