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§58-624.


§58-624.
   
   If at the hearing it appears that the estate is but little indebted,
   and that the share of the party applying may be allowed to him without
   loss to the creditors of the estate, the court must make an order in
   conformity with the prayer of the applicant, requiring:
   
   1. Each heir, legatee or devisee obtaining such order, before
   receiving his share of the estate or any portion thereof, to execute
   and deliver to the executor or administrator a bond, in such sum as
   shall be designated by the court, with surety or sureties to be
   approved by the court, payable to the executor or administrator, and
   conditioned for the payment, whenever required, of his proportion of
   the debts due from the estate, not exceeding the value or amount of
   the legacy or portion of the estate to which he is entitled. If the
   court determines that the circumstances are such that a bond is not
   necessary, the court may order that no bond shall be required.
   
   2. The executor or administrator to deliver to the heir, legatee or
   devisee the whole portion of the estate to which he may be entitled,
   or only a part thereof, designating it.
   
   If, in the execution of the order, a partition is necessary between
   two or more of the parties interested, it must be made in the manner
   hereinafter prescribed. The costs of these proceedings shall be paid
   by the applicant, or if there be more than one, shall be apportioned
   equally amongst them.
   

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