Kentucky Statutes 394.300 – Recording of wills
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(1) Every will or authenticated copy admitted to record by any court shall be recorded by the county clerk, and remain in his office, except during such time as it may be carried to another court under subpoena duces tecum.
(2) (a) A will probated in the court of one Kentucky county and recorded in the office of the county clerk for that county may be recorded in the office of the county clerk for other counties without the process of probate in the other county.
(b) Production of an attested copy of the will together with an attested copy of the order of probate shall be required by the county clerk of the other county before recordation.
(c) The clerk shall make the same charge for recordation as is otherwise provided for recording a will.
Effective: July 15, 1980
History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 259, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1980. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4864.
(2) (a) A will probated in the court of one Kentucky county and recorded in the office of the county clerk for that county may be recorded in the office of the county clerk for other counties without the process of probate in the other county.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 394.300
- Probate: Proving a will
- Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
(b) Production of an attested copy of the will together with an attested copy of the order of probate shall be required by the county clerk of the other county before recordation.
(c) The clerk shall make the same charge for recordation as is otherwise provided for recording a will.
Effective: July 15, 1980
History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 259, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1980. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4864.