General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
TITLE II. DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION, WILLS, ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS AND ABSENTEES, GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP AND TRUSTS |
CHAPTER 190B. MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE |
ARTICLE III. PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION |
SECTION 3-101. Devolution of estate at death; restrictions |
SECTION 3-102. Necessity of order of probate for will |
SECTION 3-103. Necessity of appointment for administration |
SECTION 3-104. Claims against decedent; necessity of administration |
SECTION 3-105. Proceedings affecting devolution and administration |
SECTION 3-106. Proceedings within the exclusive jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over persons |
SECTION 3-107. Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception |
SECTION 3-108. Probate, testacy and appointment proceedings; ultimate time limit |
SECTION 3-109. Statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action |
SECTION 3-201. Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property |
SECTION 3-202. Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state |
SECTION 3-203. Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative |
SECTION 3-204. Reserved |
SECTION 3-205. Judge or register as personal representative |
SECTION 3-301. Informal probate or appointment proceedings; petition; contents |
SECTION 3-302. Informal probate; duty of magistrate; effect of informal probate |
SECTION 3-303. Informal probate; proof and findings required |
SECTION 3-304. Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases |
SECTION 3-305. Informal probate; magistrate not satisfied |
SECTION 3-306. Informal probate; notice requirements |
SECTION 3-307. Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of magistrate; effect of appointment |
SECTION 3-308. Informal appointment proceedings; proof and findings required |
SECTION 3-309. Informal appointment proceedings; magistrate not satisfied |
SECTION 3-310. Reserved |
SECTION 3-311. Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases |
SECTION 3-401. Formal testacy proceedings; nature; when commenced |
SECTION 3-402. Formal testacy or appointment proceedings; petition; contents |
SECTION 3-403. Formal testacy proceedings; notice of hearing on petition |
SECTION 3-404. Reserved |
SECTION 3-405. Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof |
SECTION 3-406. Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses |
SECTION 3-407. Reserved |
SECTION 3-408. Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction |
SECTION 3-409. Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will |
SECTION 3-410. Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument |
SECTION 3-411. Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy |
SECTION 3-412. Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation |
SECTION 3-413. Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause |
SECTION 3-414. Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative |
SECTION 3-501. Supervised administration; nature of proceeding |
SECTION 3-502. Supervised administration; petition; order |
SECTION 3-503. Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings |
SECTION 3-504. Supervised administration; powers of personal representative |
SECTION 3-505. Supervised administration; interim orders; distribution and closing orders |
SECTION 3-601. Qualification |
SECTION 3-602. Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction |
SECTION 3-603. Bond without sureties |
SECTION 3-604. Bond with sureties; procedure; reduction |
SECTION 3-605. Demand for sureties by interested person |
SECTION 3-606. Terms and conditions of bonds |
SECTION 3-607. Order restraining personal representative |
SECTION 3-608. Termination of appointment; general |
SECTION 3-609. Termination of appointment; death or disability |
SECTION 3-610. Resignation by personal representative |
SECTION 3-611. Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure |
SECTION 3-612. Termination of appointment; change of testacy status |
SECTION 3-613. Successor personal representative |
SECTION 3-614. Special representative; appointment |
SECTION 3-615. Special representative; who may be appointed |
SECTION 3-616. Reserved |
SECTION 3-617. Special representative; formal proceedings; power and duties |
SECTION 3-618. Termination of appointment; special representative |
SECTION 3-701. Time of accrual of duties and powers |
SECTION 3-702. Priority among different letters |
SECTION 3-703. General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue |
SECTION 3-704. Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception |
SECTION 3-705. Reserved |
SECTION 3-706. Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisement |
SECTION 3-707. Employment of appraisers |
SECTION 3-708. Reserved |
SECTION 3-709. Duty of personal representative; possession of estate |
SECTION 3-710. Power to avoid transfers |
SECTION 3-711. Reserved |
SECTION 3-712. Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty |
SECTION 3-713. Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions |
SECTION 3-714. Persons dealing with personal representative; protection |
SECTION 3-715. Transactions authorized for personal representatives; exceptions |
SECTION 3-716. Powers and duties of successor personal representative |
SECTION 3-717. Co-representatives; when joint action required |
SECTION 3-718. Powers of surviving personal representative |
SECTION 3-719. Compensation of personal representative |
SECTION 3-720. Expenses in estate litigation |
SECTION 3-721. Reserved |
SECTION 3-801. Reserved |
SECTION 3-802. Statute of limitations |
SECTION 3-803. Limitations on presentation of claims |
SECTION 3-804. Manner of commencement of claims |
SECTION 3-805. Classification of claims |
SECTION 3-806. Allowance of claims |
SECTION 3-807. Payment of claims |
SECTION 3-808. Individual liability of personal representative |
SECTION 3-809. Secured claims |
SECTION 3-810. Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims |
SECTION 3-811. Counterclaims |
SECTION 3-812. Execution and levies prohibited |
SECTION 3-813. Compromise of claims |
SECTION 3-814. Encumbered assets |
SECTION 3-815. Administration in more than one state; duty of personal representative |
SECTION 3-816. Final distribution to domiciliary representative |
SECTION 3-901. Successors' rights if no administration |
SECTION 3-902. Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement |
SECTION 3-903. Right of retainer |
SECTION 3-904. Interest on general pecuniary devise |
SECTION 3-905. Reserved |
SECTION 3-906. Distribution in kind; valuation; method |
SECTION 3-907. Distribution in kind; evidence |
SECTION 3-908. Distribution; right or title of distributee |
SECTION 3-909. Improper distribution; liability of distributee |
SECTION 3-910, 3-911. Reserved |
SECTION 3-912. Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative |
SECTION 3-913. Distributions to trustee |
SECTION 3-914. Disposition of unclaimed assets |
SECTION 3-915. Distribution to person under disability |
SECTION 3-916. Apportionment of estate taxes |
SECTION 3-917. Partial distribution |
SECTION 3-1001. Formal proceedings terminating administration; testate or intestate; order of general protection |
SECTION 3-1002. Reserved |
SECTION 3-1003. Closing estates; by sworn statement of personal representative |
SECTION 3-1004. Liability of distributees to claimants |
SECTION 3-1005. Limitations on proceedings against personal representative |
SECTION 3-1006. Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees |
SECTION 3-1007, 3-1008. Reserved |
SECTION 3-1101. Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third persons |
SECTION 3-1102. Procedure for securing court approval of compromise |
SECTION 3-1103. Non-resident beneficiaries; payment of trust fund to foreign trustee |
SECTION 3-1201. Collection of personal property by affidavit |
SECTION 3-1202. Effect of affidavit |
SECTION 3-1203. Small estates; summary administration procedure |
SECTION 3-1204. Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative |