HB4235 S JUD AMT

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The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. House Bill No. 4235 -- A BILL to amend and reenact §44-3A-4, §44-3A-4a and §44-3A-32 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to notice requirements for claims against an estate; requiring claims against estates to be filed within sixty days of publication of Class II legal advertisement; modifying language of advertisement to reflect sixty day deadline for exhibiting claims against estate of decedent; authorizing fiduciary supervisor to proceed with supervision of estates following expiration of sixty day deadline; permitting closure after sixty days following publication by short form settlements of estates; and barring recovery for claims against an estate not presented within specified time period except under certain circumstances.