Within 60 days after the mailing of the notice required by § 2353 of this title, the official or body charged with the administration of the death tax laws of the domiciliary state may file with the Court of Chancery in this State a petition for an accounting in such estate, and such official or body of the domiciliary state shall, for the purposes of this section, be a party interested for the purpose of petitioning the Court for such accounting. If such petition be filed within said period of 60 days, the Court shall decree such accounting and, upon such accounting being filed and approved, shall decree either the payment of any such tax found to be due to the domiciliary state or subdivision thereof or the remission to a fiduciary appointed or to be appointed by the probate court, or other court charged with the administration of estates of decedents, of the domiciliary state, of the balance of the intangible personalty after the payment of creditors and expenses of administration in this State.

42 Del. Laws, c. 138, § ?1; 12 Del. C. 1953, § ?2354; 59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § ?1;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 2354

  • Court: means the Court of Chancery. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 39A-101
  • Domiciliary state: means the jurisdiction in which the decedent was domiciled at the time of the decedent's death. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 2351
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Party: means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the Court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 39A-101
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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