In Massachusetts, a personal representative is the same as an executor. Executor is the commonly known term that was traditionally used to describe the individual appointed by the Probate Court to administer your estate after you die. Massachusetts changed the...
Death is a personal and private affair that affects the deceased’s close family and friends. However, there is at least one aspect of death that may require state oversight: probate. Probate is the court-supervised process of either (a) carrying out the instructions...
