Statutes of Limitation
A statute of limitations sets a limit of the maximum amount of time after a wrong occurs in which a person harmed by that wrong may file a lawsuit. Each state sets its own limitations periods and these periods are often different for different kinds of cases. The limitations periods for filing a probate proceeding are as follows.
A person who has custody of a will must deliver it to court or to the named executor within thirty days of learning about the testator’s death, and the named executor must then offer the will for probate within a “reasonable time.”