1. Conference.

   Upon filing of an estate, the assigned Magistrate shall hold a conference with counsel.

2. Notice.

   Pursuant to Civil Rule 73 E(7), the Court shall publish notice to next of kin at least thirty (30) days prior to the hearing on settlement for wrongful death claims.

3. Hearing.

   If all beneficiaries are of an unequal degree of consanguinity, an evidentiary hearing shall be conducted at the discretion of the Magistrate.

[Former Rule 38.1 amended and renumbered as Rule 70.1, effective June 10, 1998; amended effective January 2, 2008.]