Petition for probate: Requirements; effect of defect.
1. A petition for the probate of a will and issuance of letters must state:
(a) The jurisdictional facts;
(b) Whether the person named as personal representative consents to act or renounces the right to letters;
(c) The names and residences of the heirs, next of kin and devisees of the decedent, the age of any heir, next of kin or devisee who is a minor, and the relationship of the heirs and next of kin to the decedent, so far as known to the petitioner;
(d) The character and estimated value of the property of the estate;
(e) The name of the person for whom letters are requested, and that the person has never been convicted of a felony; and.
(f) The name of any devisee who is deceased.
2. No defect of form or in the statement of jurisdictional facts actually existing voids the probate of a will.
Last modified: February 25, 2006