1. The court of the county in which a will is probated, or in which administration, conservatorship or guardianship is granted, shall have jurisdiction coextensive with the state in the settlement of the estate, and in the sale and distribution thereof.
2. A district judge or a district associate judge has statewide jurisdiction to enter orders in probate matters not requiring notice and hearing, although the judge is not a judge of or present in the district in which the probate matter is pending. The orders shall be made in conformity with the rules of the district in which the probate matter is pending.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10119, 10201; 94 Acts, ch 1122, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94