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Order for Probate (DE-140)

States the courts decision (order) appointing the personal representative of an estate (the executor of the deceased person’s will or the administrator appointed by the court to manage the estate of a deceased person who did not have a will) and listing powers and responsibilities of the representative.

Get form DE-140

Effective: January 1, 1998

View DE-140 Order for Probate form View DE-140 Order for Probate form
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