395.410 Curator -- Grounds for appointment -- Bond.
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(1)During the contest about the probate of a will, or when the court for any valid cause
is delayed in granting letters testamentary or administration, it may appoint a curator
to collect and preserve the estate of the decedent until probate of the will is granted,
or until the cause for which the order was made is removed.
(2)When any resident of this state or person owning property in this state has been
absent from his last known place of residence for a period of one
(1)year and is not
known to have been living during that time, the District Court of any county in
which a personal representative could be appointed for that person's estate if
deceased, may appoint a curator to collect and preserve the estate of that absent
person.
(3)The court shall take bond with good surety from the person appointed curator for
the full and faithful performance of the trust confided in him.