HRS §560:3-1209
Clerk's duties to find heirs and distribute estate
The court clerk must try to find the heirs or people named in the will and tell the court. After a waiting period, the clerk pays or gives out the estate's money and property in a set order, including court-approved allowances and exempt items, with any extra going to those the court says are entitled.
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The statute, as written — Duties of clerk and distribution
The clerk shall make diligent effort to ascertain the names and whereabouts of the heirs, or the whereabouts of the devisees of the decedent and present evidence relating thereto to the court having jurisdiction of the proceedings. After the expiration of four months, in the case of an estate valued in excess of $10,000, or sixty days, in the case of an estate valued at $10,000 or less, after the first publication, the clerk shall pay or distribute the money, funds, or property of the estate in the order specified in section 560:3-805, including any allowances and exempt property under part 4 of article II authorized by the court, and the excess, if any, to or among such persons as may be found by the court to be persons entitled thereto as distributees.
Sections this one refers to
§560:3-805 Order for paying debts when money runs out
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