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2010 Massachusetts Code
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 Reserved
- 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
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