As amended through October 11, 2024
Rule 201 - Commencing a Decedent's Estate(a) IN GENERAL. An interested person or creditor may commence a proceeding to administer a decedent's estate by filing a petition for probate. The petition for probate must indicate whether the interested person or creditor is requesting: (1) a supervised or unsupervised abbreviated probate proceeding described in Rule 202;(2) a supervised or unsupervised standard probate proceeding described in Rule 203; or(3) a small estate proceeding described in Rule 204.(b) OTHER FILINGS AND DOCUMENTS. If applicable, the petition for probate must be accompanied by: (1) the notice of standard probate, described in Rule 203(d);(2) the notice of appointment in a standard or abbreviated probate proceeding, described in Rule 206;(3) a proposed order on the form maintained by the Register of Wills or a form that is substantially similar in format and content;(4) any consents to appointment of personal representative, described in Rule 207;(5) a bond or waiver of bond, described in Rule 208; and(6) the personal identification information form maintained by the Register of Wills.Adopted by Order dated March 4, 2022, effective 8/22/2022.