NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL FOR ESTATE OF MARTHA SMITH

NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF DAKOTA

DISTRICT COURT

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Court File No. 19HA-PR-12-306

In Re: Estate of

Martha L. Smith,

Decedent

Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated March 2, 2006. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Ronald S. Smith,, whose address is 13170 80th Street Court So., Hastings, MN 55033, to serve as personal representative of the Decedent's estate.

Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Any objection to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection.

Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has the full power to administer the Estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters testamentary, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute real estate owned by the decedent.

Notice is further given that subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent's estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: May 24, 2012

By: /s/ Heidi Carstensen

Registrar

Carolyn M. Renn

Court Administrator

DUDLEY AND SMITH, P.A.

Michael J. Burke

MN# 174816

101 East Fifth Street, Suite 2602

Saint Paul, MN 55101

Telephone: 651-291-1717

Facsimile: 651-223-5055

5/31-6/7-2012

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