Record of proceedings; dockets
Sec. 23. The following records of proceedings under this article
shall be maintained in addition to other records as the court having
probate jurisdiction shall provide for:
(1) An index in which estates of deceased persons shall be
indexed under the name of the decedent, and those pertaining to
guardianships under the name of the protected person. After the
name of each shall be shown the docket number and page
wherein entries pertaining to such decedent's or ward's estate
appear.
(2) Decedent's and guardianship estate dockets, in which shall
be listed in chronological order under the name of the decedent
or protected person, all documents filed or issued and all orders,
judgments, and decrees made pertaining to the estate, the date,
and a reference to the volume and page of any other book in
which any record shall have been made of such document.
(3) A record of wills, properly indexed, in which shall be
recorded all wills admitted to probate and a record of the
testimony of a witness examined, subscribed by the witness and
attested by the clerk with the clerk's signature and seal of office.
The will with the testimony and attestation to be certified by the
clerk to be a complete record.
(4) An order book, in which shall be entered all proceedings
with respect to the estate in conformity with the law pertaining
to order books of circuit courts of this state and with the rules
of the court.
(Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.123.) As amended by Acts 1982,
P.L.171, SEC.12; P.L.33-1989, SEC.34; P.L.50-1991, SEC.18;
P.L.4-1994, SEC.11; P.L.2-1995, SEC.115.
Last modified: May 27, 2006