Minnesota Statutes 524.4-204 – Proof of Authority-Bond
If no local administration or application or petition therefor is pending in this state, a domiciliary foreign personal representative may file the following with a court in this state in a county in which property belonging to the decedent is located:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 524.4-204
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- court administrator: means the court administrator of the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, and "court administrator's office" means that court administrator's office. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(1) a certified or authenticated copy of the appointment and of any official bond given; and
(2) notice of an intention to exercise as to assets in this state all powers of a local personal representative and to maintain actions and proceedings in this state in accordance with section 524.4-205.
When a domiciliary foreign personal representative files a certified or authenticated copy of the appointment and of any official bond and a notice in accordance with the preceding sentence, the court administrator shall forthwith publish, at the expense of the estate, a notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper in the county, giving the name and address of the domiciliary foreign personal representative and stating an intention to exercise as to assets in this state all powers of a local personal representative and to maintain actions and proceedings in this state in accordance with section 524.4-205.