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MA Gen L ch III § 3-907 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-907 - Distribution in Kind; Evidence

Section 3–907. [Distribution in Kind; Evidence.]  If distribution in kind is made, the personal representative shall execute an instrument or deed of distribution assigning, transferring or releasing the assets to the distributee as evidence of the distributee's title to the property.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-906 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-906 - Distribution in Kind; Valuation; Method

Section 3–906. [Distribution in Kind; Valuation; Method.]  (a) Except as restricted or otherwise provided for by will or order of the court, a personal representative may distribute assets of the estate in kind or partly in cash and partly in kind and pro rata or not pro rata at then current values as between distributees.  (b) After the probable charges against the estate are known, the personal representative may mail or deliver a proposal for distribution to all persons who have a right to object to the proposed distribution. The right of any distributee to object to the proposed distribution on the basis of the kind or value of asset he is to receive, if not waived earlier in writing, terminates if he fails to object in writing received by the personal representative within 30 days after mailing or delivery of the proposal.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-904 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-904 - Interest on General Pecuniary Devise

Section 3–904. [Interest on General Pecuniary Devise.]  The rate of interest upon general pecuniary devises or pecuniary distribution under a trust instrument, unless otherwise provided in the will or trust instrument, shall be such as the supreme judicial court may by general rules establish, and in absence of any such rules the rate shall be 4 per cent per annum. Unless otherwise provided in the will or trust instrument, interest shall be payable from the date of the expiration of the period within which creditors may bring actions against a personal representative as provided in section 3–803.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-903 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-903 - Right of Retainer

Section 3–903. [Right of Retainer.]  The amount of a non-contingent indebtedness of a successor to the estate if due, or its present value if not due, shall be offset against the successor's interest; but the successor has the benefit of any defense which would be available to him in a direct proceeding for recovery of the debt.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-902 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-902 - Distribution; Order in Which Assets Appropriated; Abatement

Section 3–902. [Distribution; Order in Which Assets Appropriated; Abatement.]  (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and except as provided in connection with the share of the surviving spouse who elects to take an elective share, shares of distributees abate, without any preference or priority as between real and personal property, in the following order: (1) property passing by intestacy; (2) residuary devises; (3) general devises; (4) specific devises. For purposes of abatement, a general devise charged on any specific property or fund is a specific devise to the extent of the value of the property on which it is charged, and upon the failure or insufficiency of the property on which it is charged, a general devise to the extent of the failure or insufficiency. Abatement within each classification is in proportion to the amounts of property each of the beneficiaries would have received if full distribution of the property had been made in accordance with the terms of the will.  (b) If the will expresses an order of abatement, or if the testamentary plan or the express or implied purpose of the devise would be defeated by the order of abatement stated in subsection (a), the shares of the distributees abate as may be found necessary to give effect to the intention of the testator.  (c) If the subject of a preferred devise is sold or used incident to administration, abatement shall be achieved by appropriate adjustments in, or contribution from, other interests in the remaining assets.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-816 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-816 - Final Distribution to Domiciliary Representative

Section 3–816. [Final Distribution to Domiciliary Representative.]  The estate of a non-resident decedent being administered by a personal representative appointed in the commonwealth shall, if there is a personal representative of the decedent's domicile willing to receive it, be distributed to the domiciliary personal representative for the benefit of the successors of the decedent unless (1) by virtue of the decedent's will, if any, and applicable choice of law rules, the successors are identified pursuant to the local law of the commonwealth without reference to the local law of the decedent's domicile; (2) the personal representative of the commonwealth, after reasonable inquiry, is unaware of the existence or identity of a domiciliary personal representative; or (3) the court orders otherwise in a proceeding for a closing order under section 3–1001 or incident to the closing of a supervised administration. In other cases, distribution of the estate of a decedent shall be made in accordance with the other parts of this article.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-815 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-815 - Administration in More Than One State; Duty of Personal Representative

Section 3–815. [Administration in More Than One State; Duty of Personal Representative.]  (a) All assets of estates being administered in the commonwealth are subject to all claims, allowances and charges existing or established against the personal representative wherever appointed.  (b) If the estate either in the commonwealth or as a whole is insufficient to cover all family exemptions and allowances (determined by the law of the decedent's domicile), prior charges and claims, each claimant whose claim has been allowed either in the commonwealth or elsewhere in administrations of which the personal representative is aware, is entitled to receive payment of an equal proportion of his claim, after satisfaction of the exemptions, allowances and charges. If a preference or security in regard to a claim is allowed in another jurisdiction but not in the commonwealth, the creditor so benefited is to receive dividends from local assets only upon the balance of his claim after deducting the amount of the benefit.  (c) In case the family exemptions and allowances, prior charges and claims of the entire estate exceed the total value of the portions of the estate being administered separately and the commonwealth is not the state of the decedent's last domicile, the claims allowed in the commonwealth shall be paid their proportionate share of total assets if local assets are adequate for the purpose, and the balance of local assets shall be transferred to the domiciliary personal representative. If local assets are not sufficient to pay all claims allowed in the commonwealth the amount to which they are entitled, local assets shall be marshalled so that each claim allowed in the commonwealth is paid its proportion as far as possible, after taking into account all dividends on claims allowed in the commonwealth from assets in other jurisdictions.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-814 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-814 - Encumbered Assets

Section 3–814. [Encumbered Assets.]  If any assets of the estate are encumbered by mortgage, pledge, lien, or other security interest, the personal representative may pay the encumbrance or any part thereof, renew or extend any obligation secured by the encumbrance or convey or transfer the assets to the creditor in satisfaction of his lien, in whole or in part, whether or not the holder of the encumbrance has presented a claim, if it appears to be for the best interest of the estate. Payment of an encumbrance shall not increase the share of the distributee entitled to the encumbered assets unless the distributee is entitled to exoneration.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-813 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-813 - Compromise of Claims

Section 3–813. [Compromise of Claims.]  When a claim against the estate has been presented in any manner, the personal representative may, if it appears for the best interest of the estate, compromise the claim, whether due or not due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-812 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-812 - Execution and Levies Prohibited

Section 3–812. [Execution and Levies Prohibited.]  No execution may issue upon nor may any levy be made against any property of the estate under any judgment against a decedent or a personal representative, but this section shall not be construed to prevent the enforcement of mortgages, pledges or liens upon real or personal property in an appropriate proceeding.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-811 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-811 - Counterclaims

Section 3–811. [Counterclaims.]  In paying a claim the personal representative may deduct any counterclaim which the estate has against the claimant. In determining a claim against an estate a court shall reduce the amount allowed by the amount of any counterclaims and, if the counterclaims exceed the claim, render a judgment against the claimant in the amount of the excess. A counterclaim, liquidated or unliquidated, may arise from a transaction other than that upon which the claim is based. A counterclaim may give rise to relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from that sought in the claim.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-810 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-810 - Claims Not Due and Contingent or Unliquidated Claims

Section 3–810. [Claims Not Due and Contingent or Unliquidated Claims.]  (a) If a claim which will become due at a future time or a contingent or unliquidated claim becomes due or certain before the distribution of the estate, and if the claim has been allowed or established by a proceeding, it is paid in the same manner as presently due and absolute claims of the same class.  (b) In other cases the personal representative or, on petition of the personal representative or the claimant in a special proceeding for the purpose, the court may provide for payment as follows:  (1) if the claimant consents, he may be paid the present or agreed value of the claim, taking any uncertainty into account;  (2) arrangement for future payment, or possible payment, on the happening of the contingency or on liquidation may be made by creating a trust, giving a mortgage, obtaining a bond or security from a distributee, or otherwise.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-809 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-809 - Secured Claims

Section 3–809. [Secured Claims.]  Payment of a secured claim is upon the basis of the amount allowed if the creditor surrenders his security; otherwise payment is upon the basis of 1 of the following:  (1) if the creditor exhausts his security before receiving payment, unless precluded by other law, upon the amount of the claim allowed less the fair value of the security; or  (2) if the creditor does not have the right to exhaust his security or has not done so, upon the amount of the claim allowed less the value of the security determined by converting it into money according to the terms of the agreement pursuant to which the security was delivered to the creditor, or by the creditor and personal representative by agreement, arbitration, compromise or litigation.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-808 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-808 - Individual Liability of Personal Representative

Section 3–808. [Individual Liability of Personal Representative.]  (a) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, a personal representative is not individually liable on a contract properly entered into in his fiduciary capacity in the course of administration of the estate unless he fails to reveal his representative capacity and identify the estate in the contract.  (b) A personal representative is individually liable only if he or she is personally at fault for (1) obligations arising from ownership or control of the estate or (2) for torts committed in the course of administration of the estate.  (c) Claims based on contracts entered into by a personal representative in his fiduciary capacity, on obligations arising from ownership or control of the estate or on torts committed in the course of estate administration may be asserted against the estate by proceeding against the personal representative in his fiduciary capacity, whether or not the personal representative is individually liable therefor.  (d) Issues of liability as between the estate and the personal representative individually may be determined in a proceeding for accounting, surcharge or indemnification or other appropriate proceeding.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-806 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-806 - Allowance of Claims

Section 3–806. [Allowance of Claims.]  (a) A judgment in a proceeding in another court against a personal representative to enforce a claim against a decedent's estate is an allowance of the claim.  (b) Unless otherwise provided in any judgment in another court entered against the personal representative, allowed claims bear interest at the legal rate for the period commencing with the date of judgment unless based on a contract making a provision for interest, in which case they bear interest in accordance with that provision.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-805 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-805 - Classification of Claims

Section 3–805. [Classification of Claims.]  (a) If the applicable assets of the estate are insufficient to pay all claims in full, the personal representative shall make payment in the following order:  (1) costs and expenses of administration;  (2) reasonable funeral expenses;  (3) debts and taxes with preference under federal law;  (4) reasonable and necessary medical and hospital expenses of the last illness of the decedent, including compensation of persons attending the decedent;  (5) debts and taxes with preference under other laws of the commonwealth;  (6) debts due to the division of medical assistance;  (7) all other claims.  (b) No preference shall be given in the payment of any claim over any other claim of the same class, and a claim due and payable shall not be entitled to a preference over claims not due.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-804 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-804 - Manner of Commencement of Claims

Section 3–804. [Manner of Commencement of Claims.]  (1) A personal representative shall not be held to answer to an action by a creditor of the deceased which is commenced within any other or additional period of limitation for bringing such action provided by or under this chapter unless before the expiration of such period the process in such action has been served by delivery in hand upon the personal representative or service thereof accepted by the personal representative or a notice as aforesaid has been filed with the register.  (2) Claims against a decedent's estate shall be commenced by a proceeding against the personal representative in any court where the personal representative may be subjected to jurisdiction, to obtain payment of his claim against the estate, but the commencement of the proceeding shall occur within the time limited for presenting the claim. No presentation of claim is required in regard to matters claimed in proceedings against the decedent which were pending at the time of his death.  (3) A special personal representative shall be liable to an action by a creditor of the deceased brought within the period of limitation provided in section 3–803; provided, however, that any such action shall be stayed by the court in which it is brought until such time as a general personal representative has been appointed and said general personal representative has been substituted for said special personal representative as the party defendant.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-608 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-608 - Termination of Appointment; General

Section 3–608. [Termination of Appointment; General.]  Termination of appointment of a personal representative occurs as indicated in sections 3–609 to 3–612, inclusive. Termination ends the right and power pertaining to the office of personal representative as conferred by this code or any will, except that a personal representative, at any time prior to distribution or until restrained or enjoined by court order, may perform acts necessary to protect the estate and may deliver the assets to a successor representative. Termination shall not discharge a personal representative from liability for transactions or omissions occurring before termination, or relieve the personal representative of the duty to preserve assets subject to the personal representative's control, to account therefor and to deliver the assets. Termination shall not affect the jurisdiction of the court over the personal representative, but shall terminate the authority to represent the estate in any pending or future proceeding.
MA Gen L ch III § 3-607 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|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 3-607 - Order Restraining Personal Representative

Section 3–607. [Order Restraining Personal Representative.]  (a) On complaint in equity of any person who appears to have an interest in the estate, the court by temporary order may restrain a personal representative from performing specified acts of administration, disbursement, or distribution, or exercise of any powers or discharge of any duties of his office, or make any other order to secure proper performance of his duty, if it appears to the court that the personal representative otherwise may take some action which would jeopardize unreasonably the interest of the petitioner or of some other interested person. Persons with whom the personal representative may transact business may be made parties.  (b) The matter shall be set for hearing within 10 days unless the parties otherwise agree. Notice as the court directs shall be given to the personal representative and the attorney of record, if any, and to any other parties named a defendant in the petition.