6-10-83
Section 6-10-83 Proceedings to set apart homestead when same exceeds value allowed. When it
appears from the report of the appraisers that the homestead exceeds in value $6,000, the
probate court shall forthwith appoint three commissioners, who shall, as soon as practicable
not exceeding 30 days after their appointment, set off and allot the homestead exempt, having
regard to both the quality and value of the property and to the selection of the surviving
spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse or the surviving spouse fails to act, of the guardian
of the minor child or children, if there is such guardian; and, within 10 days thereafter,
the commissioners shall return to the court in writing the homestead set off and allotted
by them. (Code 1886, §2551; Code 1896, §2081; Code 1907, §4208; Code 1923, §7930; Code
1940, T. 7, §673; Acts 1951, No. 911, p. 1558, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-399, p. 578, §8-102.)...

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6-10-84
Section 6-10-84 Proceedings on failure of appraisers to set apart exemptions or to appraise
homestead. If, for more than 20 days after the grant of administration, the appraisers should
fail to set apart the personal property exempt in favor of the surviving spouse and minor
child or children, or either, or to appraise the homestead or to make the report in reference
to the homestead required in Section 6-10-82, then, upon the written application of the surviving
spouse or of the guardian of the minor child or children, the probate court shall appoint
three commissioners who shall, as soon as practicable thereafter not exceeding 30 days, set
apart the personal property exempt and appraise the homestead in the manner required of the
appraisers; and, if practicable, they shall also allot and set off the homestead exemption
in the manner provided in Section 6-10-83. Within 10 days thereafter they shall report to
the court in writing the personal property set apart, with the value of each...
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6-10-86
Section 6-10-86 Report of appraisers or commissioners - Exceptions; notice of time set for
hearing thereon. When any homestead or other exemption has been allotted or set apart by the
appraisers or by commissioners, the personal representative, surviving spouse, minor child
or children, or other person in interest feeling aggrieved may, within 30 days after the making
of the report, file written exceptions thereto, stating the grounds of such exceptions. Thereupon
the court must fix a day for the hearing of the exceptions, of which 10 days' notice must
be given by personal service, if the adverse parties reside in the state or, if they reside
out of the state, by publication in some newspaper published in the county. If the exceptions
are filed by the surviving spouse and minor child or children, or either, such notice must
be served on the personal representative, but if filed by the personal representative or other
person, the notice must be served on the surviving spouse, if there...
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6-10-85
Section 6-10-85 How exemption in lieu of homestead claimed and set apart. When an exemption
of real estate in lieu of homestead is claimed under Section 6-10-61, a petition in writing,
duly verified by oath, must be filed by, or on behalf of, the surviving spouse and minor child
or children, or either, as the case may be, in the probate court having jurisdiction of the
administration of the estate, setting forth the facts authorizing such exemption, describing
the real estate out of which the exemption is claimed and stating its value. Thereupon the
court shall appoint three commissioners who shall set off and allot the same by metes and
bounds; and, within 10 days thereafter, they shall make a written report to the court of the
exemption set off and allotted by them. (Code 1886, §2553; Code 1896, §2083; Code 1907,
§4210; Code 1923, §7932; Code 1940, T. 7, §675.)...
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6-10-106
Section 6-10-106 Proceedings to set aside exemptions when husband, wife, or parent absent seven
years and residence not ascertainable - Generally. (a) When the real and personal property
owned by an absent husband, wife, or parent who has not been heard from and whose residence
has been unknown for seven years and whose residence cannot be ascertained by diligent inquiry
does not exceed in amount and value the exemptions allowed in favor of his or her surviving
spouse and minor child or children, or either, the probate court of the county in which he
or she resided before leaving his or her spouse or children, upon the application of the deserted
spouse or, if there is no spouse or he or she does not act, upon the application of the guardian
or of a suitable person who shall be appointed by the judge of probate as next friend of such
minor children, verified by oath and setting forth such facts, must appoint two commissioners,
who shall make a full and complete inventory and...
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6-10-38
Section 6-10-38 Contest of exemption claim - Proceedings when homestead found to exceed value
or area allowed. (a) If, on the trial of a contest of a claim of homestead exemption, it is
found that the homestead as claimed exceeds $5,000 in value (or if a husband and wife have
both claimed the exemption to which each is entitled, $10,000), or 160 acres in area, the
court shall forthwith issue an order to the sheriff, returnable in 30 days thereafter, commanding
him to summon three disinterested householders or freeholders of the county in which the homestead
is situated, who, after having been sworn by the sheriff or some officer authorized to administer
oaths to faithfully discharge their duty, shall, if practicable, set off and allot, by metes
and bounds, the homestead exempt to the defendant from levy and sale under process, having
regard both to the quality and value of the real estate and to the selection of the defendant
and taking land most contiguous to the dwelling, and...
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6-10-101
Section 6-10-101 Proceedings to set apart exemptions when administration not granted on decedent's
estate within 60 days after death - Vesting of title to real property in surviving spouse
and minors and right to possession thereof. If no exceptions are filed and sustained to such
report of the commissioners setting apart the homestead exemption, the title to the real property
so set aside shall vest in the surviving spouse and minors, share and share alike, but only
during the life of the surviving spouse and minority of the children. If all the real property
left by the decedent in this state does not exceed in area and value the homestead allowed
by law as exempt, title to all such real property shall vest absolutely in the surviving spouse,
the children (minors and adults) and the descendants of deceased children, or, if there is
no surviving spouse, in the children and the descendants of deceased children, or, if there
are no children or descendants of deceased children, in the...
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6-10-100
Section 6-10-100 Proceedings to set apart exemptions when administration not granted on decedent's
estate within 60 days after death - Generally. (a) When the property, real or personal, owned
by a decedent at the time of his death does not exceed in amount and value the exemption allowed
in favor of his or her surviving spouse and minor child or children, or either, and no administration
is granted on his estate within 60 days after his death, the probate court of the county in
which he resided at the time of his death, upon the application of the surviving spouse or,
if there is no surviving spouse or he or she does not act, upon the application of a suitable
person who shall be appointed by the judge of probate as the next friend of such minor child
or children, verified by oath and setting forth such facts, as well as the names, condition,
and residence, if known, of the heirs of the decedent other than the minor children of the
decedent, must appoint two commissioners, who shall...
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6-10-81
Section 6-10-81 Appraisers - Duty to set apart exempt personal property; return of report.
The appraisers, as early as practicable, shall set apart the exempt personal property, having
regard, as far as consistent with their duties, to the selection made by the surviving spouse
or the guardian of the minor child or children, if such selection is made; estimating it at
its appraised value and permitting the surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse
or the surviving spouse fails to act, the guardian of the minor child or children to select
the same. Within 10 days thereafter, the appraisers shall return with the inventory and appraisement
a report of the property so set apart, showing each item thereof and its appraised value.
(Code 1886, §2549; Code 1896, §2079; Code 1907, §4206; Code 1923, §7928; Code 1940, T.
7, §671; Acts 1982, No. 82-399, p. 578, §8-102.)...
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6-10-96
Section 6-10-96 Reduced homestead incapable of allotment - Sale - Proof of facts; order and
notice; terms; application of proceeds. The facts stated in the application to sell the homestead
for setting apart of exemptions may be proved by the oral testimony of witnesses or by the
records of the probate court, and if the facts stated in such application are proven to the
satisfaction of the court by the evidence, the court may order the sale of said homestead,
and notice of said sale shall be given as directed by Section 43-2-455. Said homestead must
be sold on such terms as the court may direct, not exceeding a credit of three years, but
in no case shall the cash payment be less than $6,000, and said sum of $6,000 shall, in the
discretion of the court, be applied by the court to the purchase of a homestead for the benefit
of such surviving spouse and minor children, or either of them, or be paid by the court to
the surviving spouse for the use and support of said surviving spouse and...
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