See also DECEDENTS ESTATES; DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION; DEVISES AND BEQUESTS; PROBATE COURT; WILLS
Accounting and bookkeeping
Attorney's lien, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.491
Dormant estates, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.475
Final account, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.48
Transfers to representatives of foreign countries, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.484
Administration of estates
Income earned during administration of estates, Minn. Statutes 2009 501B.61, 501B.63
Jurisdiction, district court, Minn. Statutes 2009 484.01
Small estates, summary administration procedures, collection of personal property, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-1201, 524.3-1202
Appeals, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.71 to 525.731
Applications, filing with attorney general, Minn. Statutes 2009 501B.41
Appointment for administration, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-103
Appraisers, employment of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-707
Attorney fees, basis for, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.515
Child custody, de facto and third-party custody proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2009 257C.02
Children
Award of property with sentimental value to children, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.152
Exempt property and allowances, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-403
Property under probate, qualification for homestead classification, Minn. Statutes 2009 273.124
Unprovided for in or omitted from wills, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-302
Claims
Administration expenses defined as, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-201
Against decedents, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-104
Allowance of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-806
Alternative care claims, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-805
Classification of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-805
Compromise of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-813
Contingent, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-810
Counterclaims, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-811
Creditors' claims, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-812, 524.3-816
Distributees' liability, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-1004, 524.3-1006
Encumbered assets, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-814
Funeral expenses defined as, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-201
Generally, Uniform Probate Code, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-801 to 524.3-817
Joint contract claims, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-817
Limitations on presentation of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-803
Manner of presentation, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-804
Medical assistance or general assistance medical care, Minn. Statutes 2009 256B.15
Not due, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-810
Notice to creditors, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-801
Payment of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-807
Personal representatives, duties, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-808, 524.3-815
Secured, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-809
Statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-802
Undischarged, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-1004
Unliquidated, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-810
Conservatorships, see GUARDIANS AND CONSERVATORS
Controversies, compromise and settlement, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-1101, 524.3-1102
Creditors' claims, see Claims under this topic
Custodial trusts, see under TRUSTS
Decisions, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.041
Definitions
Income and franchise law, Minn. Statutes 2009 290.01
Probate proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.152
Uniform Custodial Trust Act, Minn. Statutes 2009 529.01
Uniform Probate Code, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-201
Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, Minn. Statutes 2009 527.21
Devolution, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-105
Disclaimer of property interests, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-1101 to 524.2-1116
Disclosure proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.85
Dissolution of marriage, effect of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-802
Distribution
Deeds of distribution, county auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2009 272.12
Distributees, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-201, 524.3-908
Distribution in kind, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-906, 524.3-907
General pecuniary devises, interest on, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-904
Improper distribution, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-909
Legal disabilities, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-915
Order of appropriation, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-902
Partition for purpose of distribution, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-911
Purchasers, protection, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-910
Right of retainer, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-903
Successors, rights, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-901
Unclaimed assets, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-914
Effective dates, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.8-101
Estates
Administration of estates, see same under this topic
Closing estates, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-1001 to 524.3-1008
Investments, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-914
Small estates, summary proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-1201 to 524.3-1204
Unclaimed assets, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-914
Foreign personal representatives
Jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.4-302
Payments by, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.4-202
Powers, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.4-205
Proof of authority-bond, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.4-204
Resident creditor notices, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.4-203
Formal proceedings
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-406, 524.3-407
Foreign wills, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-409
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-403
Modifications, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-413
Multiple instruments, probate of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-410
Notices, hearing on petition, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-403
Objections to probate, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-404
Partial intestacy, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-411
Petition, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-402
Tax judgment sales, Minn. Statutes 2009 270C.67
Uncontested cases, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-405
Vacation, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-412
Will construction, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-408
Fraud, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-106
General provisions, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-101 to 524.3-109
Governing instruments
Choice of law, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-703
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-701 to 524.2-711
Power of appointment, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-704
Guardians and conservators, see GUARDIANS AND CONSERVATORS
Homicide, effect of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-803, 609B.465
Informal probate
Findings, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-303, 524.3-308
Notice, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-306, 524.3-310
Registrar, duties, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-302, 524.3-305, 524.3-307, 524.3-309
Informal proceedings
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-201, 524.3-301 to 524.3-311
Notice, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-306
International wills, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-1001 to 524.2-1010
Jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-102, 524.1-104, 524.1-301, 524.1-302, 524.3-106
Jury trials, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-306
Lawsuits, conciliation courts, no jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2009 491A.01
Letters, contents of, to representatives of estates of deceased persons, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.91
Multiparty accounts, credit unions, Minn. Statutes 2009 52.131
Necessity of order, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-102
Next of kin, degree of kindred and kindred of half blood, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-107
Notices, see under PROBATE COURT
Patents, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.88, 525.881
Personal representatives
Agents and employees, employment of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-721
Appraisers, employment of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-707
Breach of fiduciary duty, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-712
Compensation of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-719, 524.3-721
Conflicts of interest, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-713
Corepresentatives, when joint action required, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-717
Court orders, proceeding without, exception, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-704
Duties and powers, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-701, 524.3-703, 524.3-711
Expenses, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-720
Improper exercise of powers, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-712
Inventories and appraisements, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-706, 524.3-708
Liability, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-703
Possession of estate, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-709
Priority among candidates, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-203
Priority among different letters, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-702
Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representatives, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-912
Protection for persons dealing with, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-714
Relation to persons interested in estate, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-703
Standing to sue, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-703
Successor personal representatives, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-201, 524.3-613, 524.3-716
Surviving personal representatives, powers of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-718
Transactions authorized for, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-715
Transfers, power to avoid, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-710
Powers of appointment, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-108
Proceedings, scope of, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-107
Property, homestead classification, qualification, Minn. Statutes 2009 273.124
Property disposition
Disposal by coroner, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.393
Exempt property and allowances, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-401 to 524.2-405
Foreclosure of mortgages, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.37
Property converted, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.392
Property fraudulently conveyed, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.391
Realty acquired, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.38
Protective proceedings, see GUARDIANS AND CONSERVATORS
Secondary evidence, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.242
Securities
Beneficiary form registration, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.6-303 to 524.6-311
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-201, 524.6-301
Ownership, sole or joint tenancy, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.6-302
Sentimental value, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.152
Service of process, appeals, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.712
Small estates, summary proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-1201 to 524.3-1204
Succession, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-705, 524.2-708
Successor personal representatives
Appointment, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-613
Duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-716
Summary proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-1203
Supervised administration
Distribution and closing orders, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-505
Effect on other proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-503
Generally, Uniform Probate Code, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-501 to 524.3-505
Interim orders, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-505
Nature of proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-501
Order, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-502
Personal representatives, powers, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-504
Petition, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-502
Taxes, federal estate taxes, Minn. Statutes 2009 525.528
Testacy proceedings
Conflicting claim of domicile in another state, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-202
Time limits, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-108
Trustees, distributions to, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.3-913
Uniform Probate Code
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2009 290.01
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.1-101 to 524.8-103
Uniform Simultaneous Death Act, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.2-702
Uniform TOD Security Registration Act, Minn. Statutes 2009 524.6-301 to 524.6-311