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Probate Law and Practice, 2d (Vols. 21-22, Massachusetts Practice Series)

By

Honorable Sean M. Dunphy

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Copyright: 1997-2009

Last Updated: 6/12/2009

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Written by the former chief justice of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court, this text is a practical guide to the probate of an estate and provides extensive forms and expert analysis. Other areas covered include will contests, taxation, guardians, executors, trusts and trustees, sales, mortgages, and appeals and review.

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Volume 21
- Part 1 Probate Practice and Procedure
  Chapter
  1. The Probate and Family Court Department of the Massachusetts Trial Court
  2. Register of the Probate and Family Court Department
  3. Jurisdiction, Powers and Procedures of the Probate and Family Court Department
  4. Declaratory Judgments
  5. Judgments, Decrees and Orders
  6. Attacking and Revoking Decrees
  7. Dower, Curtesy and Homestead
  8. Descent and Distribution of Real and Personal Property
  9. Rights and Liabilities of Heirs and Distributees
  10. Settlements, Advancements, Disclaimers and Conveyances
  11. Estates of Deceased Nonresidents
  12. Insolvent Estate of Deceased Persons
  13. Settlement of Estates of Absentees
  14. Abandoned Property
  15. Partnership Estates
  16. Partition
  17. Probate Titles to Property
  18. Compensation, Costs, Expenses and Counsel Fees
- Part II Executors and Administrators
  1. Initial Steps in Administration
  2. Appointment of Administrator--Intestate Estate
  3. Kinds of Administration
  4. Probate of Will--Appointment of Executor
  5. Will Contests and Compromises
  6. Bonds of Fiduciaries
  7. Inventory and Appraisal
  8. Assets of the Estate
  9. Collection and Management of Estate
  10. Allowance to Surviving Spouse and Minor Children
  11. Actions By and Against Executors and Administrators
  12. Interpretation and Construction of Wills and Codicils
  13. Sales by Executors or Administrators
  14. Payment of Debts
  15. Payment of Legacies
  16. Suits on Probate Bonds
  17. Accounts and Settlements
  18. Death, Resignation or Removal of Executor or Administrator
Volume 22
- Part III Trusts
  1. Nature and Kinds of Trusts
  2. Appointment and Removal of Trustees
  3. Management of Trust Property
  4. Actions By and Against Trustees
  5. Accounts of Trustees
  6. Termination of Trust
- Part IV. Guardians and Conservators
  1. Alternatives to Guardianship and Conservatorship
  2. Health Care Proxies
  3. Guardianship
  4. Temporary Guardianship
  5. Guardianship of Minors
  6. Conservatorship
  7. General Powers and Duties of Guardians and Conservators
  8. Extraordinary Medical Decisions--Substituted Judgment

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