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524.3-614 SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR; APPOINTMENT.
A special administrator may be appointed:
(1) informally by the registrar on the application of any interested person when necessary to
protect the estate of a decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative or if
a prior appointment has been terminated as provided in section 524.3-609;
(2) in a formal proceeding by order of the court on the petition of any interested person
and finding, after notice and hearing, that appointment is necessary to preserve the estate or to
secure its proper administration including its administration in circumstances where a general
personal representative cannot or should not act. If it appears to the court that an emergency
exists, appointment may be ordered without notice.
History: 1974 c 442 art 3 s 524.3-614

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