15.17    Reopening Estates to Administer Newly Discovered Assets or Unsettled Portion of the Estate

When an estate has been distributed and the legal representative discharged, the estate may be reopened to permit administration of newly discovered assets or of an unsettled portion of the estate and for that purpose only upon the filing of a verified petition therefore. A new bond shall be furnished based on the value of the newly discovered assets or the unsettled portion of the estate, unless waived by the court, in accordance with the Probate Act. When the person seeking to reopen the estate is the former legal representative, such notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as the court directs. When any other interested person seeks to reopen the estate, notice of the hearing shall be given to the former legal representative and to such other persons as the court directs. Serving of notice of the hearing on the petition shall be made in accordance with rules governing notice of motions, except that if the petition seeks the appointment of a legal representative other than the one who was acting when the estate was closed, service of the notice shall be made not less than twenty (20) days before the hearing on all persons, entitled either to administer or to nominate a person to administer equally with or in preference to the petitioner.

Signed:        10/91
Amended:    1/96; 9/00