Opinion
Order No. 1696.
February 19, 2009.
IT IS ORDERED:
Effective Date: October 15, 2009.
Probate Rule 12(c) is amended to read as follows:
Rule 12. Closing Estates.
(a) Duty to Close Estates.* * * *
(b) Formal Closing. * * * *
(c) Administrative Closing. If no action is taken in an estate for more than one year, the clerk may send a notice to the last known address of the personal representative, to all attorneys of record, and to any person who has filed a demand for notice under AS 13.16.070, stating that the file will be closed in 30 days if no objection is received. The order closing the file must also be sent toserved onthe last known address of the personal representative's, all attorneys of record, andmailed to the last known address of the personal representativeany person who has filed a demand for notice under AS 13.16.070. Administrative closure does not discharge the personal representative or terminate the personal representative's powers and duties.
/s/ _________________ Justice Matthews
/s/ _________________ Justice Eastaugh
/s/ _________________ Justice Carpeneti
/s/ _________________ Justice Winfree