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Del. Ch. Ct. R. 197

Exceptions to an Inventory or Accounting

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(a) Time and Form of Filing. Exceptions to an

inventory may be filed with the Register of Wills at any

time after the filing of the inventory but not later than 3

months after the mailing of the notice of the filing of the

final accounting. Exceptions to an accounting shall be filed

with the Register of Wills within 3 months of the mailing

of the notice of the filing of the accounting. The exceptions

shall be in writing and shall contain the following

information:

(1) The name of beneficiary filing the exception.

(2) The nature of the beneficiary’s interest in the

estate.

(3) A list of the specific exceptions and the grounds for

each exception.

(b) Notice and Responses. The Register of Wills shall

mail to the personal representative written notice of the

filing of exceptions to an inventory or accounting, and the

personal representative shall file a response to the

exceptions no later than 30 days from the date of the notice

of the exceptions.

confer and contact the Court to schedule a hearing on the

exceptions to be conducted in the manner prescribed by

Rule 198.

History

Added, effective Dec. 25, 1974; amended Dec. 15, 2014, effective Jan. 1, 2015.

Provenance

Source: courts.delaware.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-23
Edition: 2026-09-23
Content hash: 45bfd65e8d39f67d8efe3fd0694260155c3dbe38f9044967c8a2053110acb718

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