{"data":{"id":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1522","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"12 Del. C. § 1522","heading":"Exception to bond requirement.","body":"No bond shall be required of a personal representative prior to receiving letters, except:\n(1) When an executor or other personal representative is appointed to administer an estate under a will containing an express requirement of bond; or\n(2) When bond is required by order of the Court of Chancery under § 1524 of this title.\nA bond otherwise required by any will may be dispensed with upon determination by the Court of Chancery that it is not necessary or desirable.","path":["Title 12. Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Administration of Decedents’ Estates","CHAPTER 15. Letters Testamentary and Letters of Administration","Subchapter II. Bond"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c015/sc02/index.html#1522","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:15Z","sha256":"b574c6505478272d1542fd2a38e0f01862e4b5f82530e43ba6d1bd244016d836","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1521","next":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1523"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}