Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1571 – Service on foreign personal representative
(a) Service of process may be made upon the foreign personal representative by certified mail, addressed to the last reasonably ascertainable address, requesting a return receipt signed by the addressee only. Notice by ordinary first-class mail is sufficient if certified mail service to the addressee is unavailable. Service may be made upon a foreign personal representative in the manner in which service could have been made under other laws of this State on either the foreign personal representative or the decedent immediately prior to death.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1571
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Personal representative: includes executor, administrator, administrator with the will annexed and successor personal representatives and persons who perform substantially the same function under the law governing their status. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 1561
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- 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
(b) If service is made upon a foreign personal representative as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the foreign personal representative shall be allowed at least 30 days within which to appear or respond.