Del. R. Ch. Ct. 207

As amended through May 31, 2024
Rule 207 - Petitions Regarding Estates and Trusts

Petitions for an elective share pursuant to 12 Del. C. Ch. 9, petitions for a decree of distribution pursuant to 12 Del. C. § 2332, petitions to sell real property to pay debts, petitions for instructions, petitions to determine the order of preference of creditors pursuant to 12 Del. C. § 2105, petitions for a rule to show cause to compel return of assets to an estate, petitions for admission of a copy of a decedent's will to probate, petitions for adjudication of presumed death, petitions for review of proof of will, petitions for partition, caveats against allowance of instrument as will, petitions for removal of personal representatives, and other similar petitions concerning the estates of decedents that require judicial action by the Court of Chancery shall be filed as civil actions with the Register in Chancery. Petitions to modify a trust and petitions to appoint a successor trustee shall be filed as civil actions with the Register in Chancery, even if all interested parties consent to the petition.

Del. R. Ch. Ct. 207