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CHAPTER 51—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 901. 902. 903. 904.
Passage of title to decedent's property; possession; charges Jurisdiction and venue Conclusiveness of order granting letters Disqualification of judge for interest, etc
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CHAPTER 53—PROBATE OF WILLS SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
931. 932. 933. 934. 935. 936. 937. 938. 939. 940. 941. 942. 943.
Custodian to deliver will to court or executor; consequences of failure. _ Enforcing production of wills and attendance of witnesses Persons who may petition for probate Executor's renouncement of right to letters by failure to petition Proof of n u n c u p a t i v e will; limitations; time for reduction to writing; notice; subsequent proceedings Essential contents of petition for p r o b a t e; defects Notice of hearing; publication Notice to heirs and other interested parties Hearing proof of will and proof of service of notice P r o b a t e of wills not contested P r o b a t e of will detained outside Canal Zone Holographic wills Record of clerk upon admission to p r o b a t e SUBCHAPTER II
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LOST OR DESTROYED WILLS
961. D u t y of court as to proof; notice; reduction of testimony to writing 962. Requisites of proof; fraud or public calamity; mentally incompetent person 963. Certification, recordation, and grant of letters 964. Restraining executor or administrator previously appointed pending petition SUBCHAPTER III
FOREIGN
580 580 580 580
WILLS-
981. Allowance and recordation of foreign will; place 982. Procedure; notice 983. Hearing; effect of probate of foreign will
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C H A P T E R 55—CONTESTS OF WILLS SUBCHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1011. W h o may appear and contest a will SUBCHAPTER II
1031. 1032. 1033. 1034. 1035. 1036. 1037.
CONTESTS BEFORE PROBATE
Filing contest; motions; answer Trial; parties; issues triable by j u r y; waiver of jury Proof of execution of will; witnesses Verdict of j u r y; j u d g m e n t Testimony as future evidence Certificate of proof and facts Filing and recording will and certificate of proof SUBCHAPTER III
1061. 1062. 1063. 1064. 1065. 1066.
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CONTESTS AFTER
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PROBATE
Contest within one year; petition Citation Proof of service; trial; revocation of probate Effect of revocation upon executor or administrator Costs Conclusiveness of p r o b a t e; limitations; infants and persons of unsound mind 1067. Failure to contest as not precluding probate of another will
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