Massachusetts General Laws ch. 190B sec. 3-704 – Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception
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Section 3–704. [Personal Representative to Proceed Without Court Order; Exception.]
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 190B sec. 3-704
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
A personal representative shall proceed expeditiously with the settlement and distribution of a decedent‘s estate and, except as otherwise specified or ordered in regard to a supervised personal representative, do so without adjudication, order, or direction of the court, but the personal representative may invoke the jurisdiction of the court, in proceedings authorized by this code, to resolve questions concerning the estate or its administration.