Initial probate documents require the petitioner to state the decedent’s date of death. But what happens if a person dies and it isn’t discovered for some time afterwards and it cannot be determined when the person died?
In this situation, the death certificate will typically list the date of death as the date the decedent was found with a note next to the date that reads “(Date Found).”
For the probate documents, change the language in the petition or application to read, “Decedent was found dead on” and then use the “found on” date for calculating relevant statutory time periods.
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