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Show Little Chats on Public Notices SETTLING AN ESTATE To anyone who has never been through the settlement of an estate, es-tate, it may seem as though the process is a good example of what the layman regards as legal le-gal delays. But certain procedures proced-ures must be followed and there are no short cuts. This is true even where the deceased leaves a will and where his affairs, on the whole, are in good order. One reason for the delay is that the court must approve the appointment of an executor or an administrator, and proper notice no-tice must be given of this. Then a period of time is fixed during which persons having claims against the estate can hav, an opportunity to present their claims. If the deceased held property prop-erty in more than one state, if the will Is contested, or If other complications develop, the closing clos-ing of the estate will be delayed that much longer. A common provision under state laws is for public notice to be given through newspaper of eeneral circulation of the appointment ap-pointment of the executor or administrator. ad-ministrator. Usually this same notice will say that "Creditors are required to file their claims with said Judiciary within four months or be forever barred." Such a notice no-tice may be run one or more times as the law provides. It is not uncommon in settling an estate for a cloud to develop in respect to the title to piece of property. Or every once in a while someone appears who claims monev for a debt or for services rendered prior to the death of the deceased. All of those matters have to be cleared up to the satisfaction of the court and the rightful heirs. Routine Rou-tine as It may appear to be, this kind of public notice is one of the most Important of all. |
