Section 3-610 - Termination of appointment; voluntary1.One year after closing of estate by sworn statement. An appointment of a personal representative terminates as provided in section 3-1003, one year after the filing of a closing statement. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
2.Upon court order closing an estate. An order closing an estate as provided in section 3-1001 or 3-1002 terminates an appointment of a personal representative. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
3.Resignation; effect. A personal representative may resign by filing a written statement of resignation with the register after the personal representative has given at least 15 days' written notice to the persons known to be interested in the estate. If no one applies or petitions for appointment of a successor representative within the time indicated in the notice, the filed statement of resignation is ineffective as a termination of appointment and in any event is effective only upon the appointment and qualification of a successor representative and delivery of the assets to the successor representative. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
Amended by 2019, c. 417,§ B-14, eff. 6/20/2019.Added by 2018, c. 402,§ A-2, eff. 7/1/2019.