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The probate document was signed by all heirs or their guardians and by the probating authority. | The probate document was signed by all heirs or their guardians and by the probating authority. | ||
No widower or widow could remarry before the estate had been settled in probate. However, a surviving spouse could receive permission from the court to live in an unprobated estate | No widower or widow could remarry before the estate had been settled in probate. However, a surviving spouse could receive permission from the court to live in an unprobated estate (''uskiftet bo''). Under this provision, there could be no distribution of inheritance to the heirs unless the surviving spouse remarried, died, or requested a distribution. | ||
All legal heirs who could not manage their own affairs were to have a guardian appointed in their behalf. The law stated that the child's closest relatives were to be appointed guardian, the father's relatives first, then the mother's. If no relatives were available, then the court appointed a guardian. A widow could choose her own guardian subject to the court's approval. | All legal heirs who could not manage their own affairs were to have a guardian appointed in their behalf. The law stated that the child's closest relatives were to be appointed guardian, the father's relatives first, then the mother's. If no relatives were available, then the court appointed a guardian. A widow could choose her own guardian subject to the court's approval. | ||
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Records of guardianship may be kept separately from other probate papers, or a different court may have jurisdiction over guardianship. | Records of guardianship may be kept separately from other probate papers, or a different court may have jurisdiction over guardianship. | ||
To view records examples of ''skifteprotokollerne ''(administrations of estates) with translations click [[Denmark record examples of Skifteprotokollerne|here]]. | To view records examples of ''skifteprotokollerne ''(administrations of estates) with translations click [[Denmark record examples of Skifteprotokollerne|here]]. | ||
=== Wills and Indexes [Testamentprotokoller med Indexer] === | === Wills and Indexes [Testamentprotokoller med Indexer] === | ||
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