Article 3A - OPTIONAL PROCEDURE FOR PROOF AND ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS AGAINST ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; COUNTY OPTION

Section 44-3A-1 - Election to make article applicable
Section 44-3A-2 - Nature of office of fiduciary supervisor and fiduciary commissioner; duties of county commission with respect to orders and findings of such supervisor or commissioner
Section 44-3A-3 - Office of fiduciary supervisor created; general powers; qualifications; tests for qualification; training program; salary
Section 44-3A-4 - Notice of claim; settlement in certain cases
Section 44-3A-4a - Short form settlement
Section 44-3A-5 - Reference to fiduciary commissioner; exceptions and limitations
Section 44-3A-6 - Claims to be proved by vouchers and affidavits in first instance
Section 44-3A-7 - Claims to be proved; objections to claims; hearings; funeral expenses
Section 44-3A-8 - Claims may be presented before publication of notice
Section 44-3A-9 - Proof of contingent or unliquidated claims
Section 44-3A-10 - Continuances until all claims and objections passed on
Section 44-3A-11 - Personal representative to exhibit offsets to claims
Section 44-3A-12 - How heir or devisee may protect himself against lien on property
Section 44-3A-13 - No claim barred by statute of limitations to be allowed
Section 44-3A-14 - Effect of presenting claim as to statute of limitations
Section 44-3A-15 - Advance payment of certain claims
Section 44-3A-16 - Personal representative no precluded from commencing action or suit; setoff in such actions or suits
Section 44-3A-17 - Fiduciary commissioner to report on claims of creditors; report by fiduciary supervisor; assets and shares of distributees and legatees
Section 44-3A-18 - Apportionment of federal and state estate taxes; fiduciary to deduct taxes from shares of beneficiaries
Section 44-3A-19 - Long form settlement before fiduciary supervisor
Section 44-3A-20 - How contingent and unliquidated claims and claims not matured may be provided for
Section 44-3A-21 - Exceptions to fiduciary supervisor's or fiduciary commissioner's report; return of report
Section 44-3A-22 - Hearing on report and exceptions; appeal; effect of confirmation
Section 44-3A-23 - Exceptions to report of fiduciary supervisor or fiduciary commissioner where no previous hearing was had; reference
Section 44-3A-24 - Reports of delinquent filings
Section 44-3A-25 - Report of claims to be recorded
Section 44-3A-26 - Order in which debts of decedent are to be paid
Section 44-3A-27 - Creditors to be paid in order of classification; when classes paid ratably
Section 44-3A-28 - When personal representative not liable for funds distributed
Section 44-3A-29 - When claims and legacies may be paid and estate distributed
Section 44-3A-30 - Accounting for money not disposable at time of settlement; subsequent distribution of such money
Section 44-3A-31 - When personal representative not compelled to make distribution
Section 44-3A-32 - When claims not presented and proved barred of recovery from personal representative
Section 44-3A-33 - When distributees and legatees may be sued on claims; extent of liability; costs
Section 44-3A-34 - When enforcement of lien to secure claim barred
Section 44-3A-35 - Fiduciary commissioners
Section 44-3A-36 - Fiduciary commissioners; powers and duties generally
Section 44-3A-37 - Special fiduciary commissioners; continuance of present references; compensation
Section 44-3A-38 - Matters that will disqualify fiduciary commissioners
Section 44-3A-39 - Disposition by fiduciary commissioner of inventories and accounts of sales
Section 44-3A-40 - Fiduciary commissioners to inspect bonds of fiduciaries
Section 44-3A-41 - When county commission to refer controversies to fiduciary commissioner; rules of procedure
Section 44-3A-42 - Fees to be charged by fiduciary supervisor or fiduciary supervisor; disposition of fees
Section 44-3A-43 - County fiduciary fund
Section 44-3A-44 - Rules applicable to fiduciary supervisors and fiduciary commissioners; exceptions as to certain counties