§ 30.1-21-01 (3-1001) Formal proceedings terminating administration – Testate or intestate – Order of general protection
§ 30.1-21-02 (3-1002) Formal proceedings terminating testate administration – Order construing will without adjudicating testacy
§ 30.1-21-03 (3-1003) Closing estates – By sworn statement of personal representative
§ 30.1-21-03.1 Estate closing – Procedures
§ 30.1-21-04 (3-1004) Liability of distributees to claimants
§ 30.1-21-05 (3-1005) Limitations on proceedings against personal representative
§ 30.1-21-06 (3-1006) Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees
§ 30.1-21-07 (3-1007) Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance
§ 30.1-21-08 (3-1008) Subsequent administration – Fee
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 30.1-21 - Closing Estates

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Verified: means sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. See North Dakota Code 1-01-42
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33