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DE HB390
Bill
Status
6/12/2012
Primary Sponsor
Michael Barbieri
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AI Summary
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Extends the deadline for filing claims against a decedent's estate from 8 months after death to 8 months after letters testamentary or administration are granted by the Register of Wills
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Allows creditors, including the State of Delaware and its subdivisions, additional time to file claims when estates are opened more than 8 months after death
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Addresses situations where DHSS (Department of Health and Social Services) seeks to recover debts owed to state-run long-term care facilities from decedent estates
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Removes language that barred claims regardless of whether official notice of death had been published, replacing it with the letters-granted trigger date
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Estates And Fiduciary Relations.
Last Action
Introduced in House and assigned to Health & Human Development Committee
6/12/2012