Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1541 – Removal for neglect of duties
(a) If an executor or administrator neglects official duties, the Court of Chancery may remove the executor or administrator from office.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1541
- Court: means the Court of Chancery. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 39A-101
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
(b) If any executor or administrator fails to perform any of the duties imposed upon the executor or administrator under Chapter 15 of Title 30 [repealed], the Court of Chancery may, upon petition of the Division of Revenue, revoke the same, and the executor’s or administrator’s bond shall be liable, and the same proceedings shall be had as if the executor’s or administrator’s administration had been revoked for other cause.
Code 1852, § ?1784; 25 Del. Laws, c. 225, § ?4; Code 1915, §§ ?149, 3346; 37 Del. Laws, c. 8, § ?1; 40 Del. Laws, c. 10, § ?1; Code 1935, §§ ?140, 3811; 12 Del. C. 1953, § ?1541; 59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 353, § ?5;