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.

Code 1852, § ?1775; Code 1915, § ?3340; Code 1935, § ?3805; 12 Del. C. 1953, § ?1502; 59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1501

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 39A-101