53-2-21. Filing of petition.

Any personal representative, guardian, conservator, trustee, trust director, other fiduciary, or other person having a status that either by operation of law or pursuant to written instrument devolves upon such person a duty of distributing property to heirs may file a petition for determination of heirship as provided in Code Section 53-2-20. The petition shall allege:#

1. (1)

   The names, addresses, ages, and relationship, so far as known to the petitioner, of all parties in interest, other than creditors, and the nature and character of such interests; and#

2. (2)

   Whether the petitioner has reason to apprehend that there may be others entitled to participate in the distribution whose names are unknown to the petitioner.#

With respect to the estate of a decedent who the petitioner knows or has reason to apprehend is an obligor within the meaning of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (17) of Code Section 19-11-101, an individual who is an obligee within the meaning of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (16) of Code Section 19-11-101 is a party in interest for purposes of subsection (a) of this Code section.#