{"data":{"id":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1501","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"12 Del. C. § 1501","heading":"Necessity for letters testamentary or of administration.","body":"No one shall act as the executor or administrator of a domiciliary decedent’s estate within this State without letters testamentary or of administration being granted in accordance with this title.","path":["Title 12. Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Administration of Decedents’ Estates","CHAPTER 15. Letters Testamentary and Letters of Administration","Subchapter I. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c015/sc01/index.html#1501","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:15Z","sha256":"b9fccb3a232dcc911d3459cfc892705f183d4e63a0752e5f8084c6a0744d96c1","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1313","next":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}