What are the duties of a personal representative in an estate that has been reopened?
1. To determine if the decedent had a will that was not offered for probate in the previous administration. If they did, copies must be given to all interested persons. Either consents from all interested persons must be filed or a hearing must be conducted so the Judge can determine whether the will is valid. 2. Gather the estate’s newly discovered assets and determine what they are worth. This includes obtaining appraisals, if necessary. Within 91 days of being appointed, the personal representative for an estate reopened in supervised administration is required to file a Supplemental Inventory with the Court listing all the decedent’s newly discovered assets. For unsupervised administration, the personal representative must provide all interested persons with a Supplemental Inventory within 91 days. 3. Determine if there are any unpaid taxes, including inheritance/estate tax. 4. The estate’s assets must be preserved and distributed to the heirs according to the will, or if none, by
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