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12 Del. C. § 2506 · Deputy register — Powers; recording appointment.
12 Del. C. § 2507 · Deputy Register — Chief deputy; employment of deputies and clerks.
12 Del. C. § 2508 · Report of real estate transfers to Board of Assessment.
12 Del. C. § 2509 · Delivery of records; photocopies; evidence.
12 Del. C. § 2510 · Fees.
12 Del. C. § 2511 · Posting of fee list.
12 Del. C. § 2512 · Refusal to pay fees; penalty.
12 Del. C. § 2513 · Deposit of original wills with Register in New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County.
12 Del. C. § 2701 · Petition for sale of realty to pay decedent’s debts; notice.
12 Del. C. § 2702 · Application by creditor to compel sale of realty; procedure.
12 Del. C. § 2703 · Proof in action to compel sale of realty.
12 Del. C. § 2704 · Order of sale; realty to be sold.
12 Del. C. § 2705 · Partition no bar to sale.
12 Del. C. § 2706 · Manner of sale; notice and adjournment in case of public auction.
12 Del. C. § 2707 · Effect of contribution in advance of sale to payment of debts; contribution to equalize burden after sale.
12 Del. C. § 2708 · Return of sale; deed.
12 Del. C. § 2709 · Title of purchaser.
12 Del. C. § 2710 · Application of proceeds of sale; order of payment of debts.
12 Del. C. § 2711 · Disposition of surplus after paying debts.
12 Del. C. § 2712 · Order for disposition of surplus.
12 Del. C. § 2713 · Bond to be given by executor or administrator before executing order of sale.
12 Del. C. § 2714 · Purchase money payable to a successor administrator.
12 Del. C. § 2715 · Refund of purchase money when sale not returned or not approved.
12 Del. C. § 2716 · Charges of sale; taxing and payment.
12 Del. C. § 2717 · Power to refuse order for sale or to approve a sale.
12 Del. C. § 2718 · Appeal to Supreme Court.
12 Del. C. § 2719 · Power of sale in will; execution; liability of purchaser for application of purchase money.
12 Del. C. § 2901 · Proration of state and federal estate taxes; method [Effective until Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2902 · Duty of executor, administrator or other fiduciary to pay tax before distribution [Effective until Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2903 · Recovery of proportionate tax from persons receiving taxable property which did not come into possession of executor or administrator; jurisdiction of Court of Chancery [Effective until Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2904 · Executor’s or administrator’s obligation to distribute property before person entitled has paid pro rata tax or furnished security [Effective until Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2905 · Jurisdiction of and proceedings in the Court of Chancery; petition, order, parties, hearings; appointment of guardians [Effective until Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2906 · Limitation on application of chapter [Effective until Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2901 · Short title [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2902 · Definitions [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2903 · Apportionment by will or other dispositive instrument [Effective Jan. 1, 2017, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2904 · Statutory apportionment of estate taxes [Effective Jan. 1, 2017, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2905 · Credits and deferrals [Effective Jan. 1, 2017, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2906 · Insulated property: advancement of tax [Effective Jan. 1, 2017, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2907 · Apportionment and recapture of special elective benefits [Effective Jan. 1, 2017, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2908 · Securing payment of estate tax from property in possession of fiduciary [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2909 · Collection of estate tax by fiduciary [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2910 · Right of reimbursement [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2911 · Jurisdiction of Court of Chancery; action to determine or enforce chapter [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2912 · Uniformity of application and construction [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2913 · Severability [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2914 · Delayed application [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see this section for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 2915 · Effective date [Effective Jan. 1, 2014, but see § 2914 of this title for future applicability].
12 Del. C. § 3101 · Action at law.
12 Del. C. § 3102 · Action by infant legatee.
12 Del. C. § 3103 · Appointment of auditors; duties.
12 Del. C. § 3104 · Exceptions to auditors’ report.
12 Del. C. § 3105 · Judgment and execution.
12 Del. C. § 3106 · Costs; liability of personal representative therefor.
12 Del. C. § 3107 · Security to refund legacy.
12 Del. C. § 3121 · Consequences of instituting suit without presenting claim.
12 Del. C. § 3122 · Process; default judgment and proceedings thereon.
12 Del. C. § 3123 · Effect of judgment against executor or administrator.
12 Del. C. § 3124 · Costs; allowance in account.
12 Del. C. § 3125 · Suit for specific performance of decedent’s contract for sale of real estate; proof and recording of contract; effect of deed.
12 Del. C. § 3301 · Application of chapter; definitions [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6].
12 Del. C. § 3302 · Degree of care; authorized investments [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6].
12 Del. C. § 3303 · Effect of provisions of instrument [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6].
12 Del. C. § 3304 · Retention by fiduciary of decedent’s or settlor’s investments.
12 Del. C. § 3305 · Retention by bank or trust company acting as a fiduciary of its own stock.
12 Del. C. § 3306 · Deviation from terms of instrument.
12 Del. C. § 3307 · Common fund investments by bank or trust company; regulations.
12 Del. C. § 3308 · Power of bank or trust company acting as a fiduciary to purchase property held by its commercial or banking department.
12 Del. C. § 3309 · Identification of securities.
12 Del. C. § 3310 · Storage of securities.
12 Del. C. § 3311 · Deposit of securities in clearing corporation.
12 Del. C. § 3312 · Investments in affiliated investments; transactions with affiliates [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 5].
12 Del. C. § 3313 · Advisers [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 5].
12 Del. C. § 3313A · Excluded cotrustee.
12 Del. C. § 3314 · Limitation on certain fiduciary powers.
12 Del. C. § 3315 · Trustee’s exercise of discretion; review by court; discretionary interests.
12 Del. C. § 3316 · Substituted property; equivalent value; fiduciary duty.
12 Del. C. § 3317 · Cofiduciaries and co-nonfiduciaries; duty to keep informed.
12 Del. C. §§ 3318-3320 · [Reserved.]
12 Del. C. § 3321 · Applicability of chapter; definitions.
12 Del. C. § 3322 · Fiduciary agency contracts; delegation.
12 Del. C. § 3323 · Cofiduciaries and co-nonfiduciaries.
12 Del. C. § 3324 · General powers of trustee.
12 Del. C. § 3325 · Specific powers of trustee [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6; 80 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 5].
12 Del. C. § 3326 · Resignation of an officeholder.
12 Del. C. § 3327 · Removal of an officeholder.
12 Del. C. § 3327A · Appointment of an officeholder [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6].
12 Del. C. § 3328 · Limitation on personal liability of fiduciary.
12 Del. C. § 3329 · Effect of no-contest provision.
12 Del. C. § 3330 · Construction or interpretation affecting validity under rule against perpetuities, applicability of later-enacted laws, and class determination; effect of survivorship requirement.
12 Del. C. § 3331 · Preference for early vesting [For application of the section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 271, § 1].
12 Del. C. § 3332 · Governing law; change of situs [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 5].
12 Del. C. § 3333 · Retention of counsel by fiduciary [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6; 80 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 5].
12 Del. C. § 3334 · Contributions to revocable trusts [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6].
12 Del. C. § 3335 · Effect of formula clauses in certain wills and trusts.
12 Del. C. § 3336 · Appointment of successor trustee [Transferred].
12 Del. C. § 3337 · Claims against revocable trusts [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6].
12 Del. C. § 3338 · Nonjudicial settlement agreements [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6; 80 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 5].
12 Del. C. § 3339 · Designated representatives of trusts.
12 Del. C. § 3340 · Place of administration [For application of this section, see 80 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 5].