As amended through January 4, 2024
Rule 12.1.2 - Family Exemption. Allowance.(a)Personal Property. If the petitioner requests the exemption prior to confirmation, the petitioner shall file a petition with the Clerk and thereupon shall give ten (10) days written notice of intention to request the exemption to the personal representative, if any, and to all persons adversely affected thereby who do not join the prayer of the petition. Objections to the exemption may be filed by any party in interest within twenty (20) days of service of notice thereof. 1.Real Property. If the Petitioner requests the exemption prior to the Confirmation, the appraisers shall, within thirty (30) days after their appointment, file with the Clerk an appraisal of the property claimed, and written notice of such filing shall be given to the personal representative and to the next of kin, or, if there be neither personal representative nor next of kin, to the Attorney General. The notice shall contain a copy of the petition and the appraisal, and a statement that confirmation of the appraisal and the setting apart of the real estate to the petitioner will be requested and may be allowed by the Court unless objections are filed thereto within twenty (20) days. If the address or whereabouts of any of the next of kin is unknown, notice shall be given in such manner as the Court may direct.