Massachusetts Probate Manual

Petition for Informal Probate of Will/?Appointment of Personal Representative (Form MPC 150) Instructions for Informal Probate with or Without a Will (Form MPC 962) Affidavit of Domicile (Form MPC 485) Assent and Waiver of Notice/Renunciation/Nomination/ Waiver of Sureties (Form MPC 455) Instructions for Completing Assent and Waiver of Notice/ Renunciation/Nomination/?Waiver of Sureties—Form MPC 455 (Form MPC 941) Cause of Death Affidavit (Form MPC 475) Surviving Spouse, Children, Heirs at Law (Form MPC 162) Devisees (Form MPC 163) Degrees of Kinship Chart Bond (Form MPC 801) Demand for Sureties (Form MPC 360) Affidavit in Support of Release of Demand for Sureties (Form MPC 490) Notice of Informal Probate and Return of Service (Form MPC 550) Informal Probate Publication Notice (Form MPC 551) Military Affidavit (Form TC 002) Order of Informal Probate of Will and/or Appointment of Personal Representative (Form MPC 750) Domiciliary Foreign Personal Representative’s Sworn Statement (Form MPC 180) Petition for Formal Appointment of a Personal Representative (Form MPC 160) Instructions for Formal Probate with or Without a Will (Form MPC 963) Affidavit of Domicile (Form MPC 485) Petition for Late and Limited Formal Testacy and/or Appointment (Form MPC 161) Instructions for Late and Limited Formal Testacy and/or Appointment (Form MPC 964) Assent and Waiver of Notice/Renunciation/Nomination/ Waiver of Sureties (Form MPC 455) Instructions for Form MPC 455 (MPC Form 941) Cause of Death Affidavit (Form MPC 475) Surviving Spouse, Children, Heirs at Law (Form MPC 162) Instructions for Form MPC 162–Surviving Spouse, Children, Heirs at Law (Form MPC 958) Massachusetts Degrees of Kinship Chart (Form MPC 960) Devisees (Form MPC 163) Instructions for Form MPC 163–Devisees (Form MPC 959) Decree and Order on Petition for Formal Adjudication (Form MPC 755) Motion to Waive Guardian ad Litem Bond (Form MPC 801) Demand for Sureties (Form MPC 360) Affidavit in Support of Release of Demand for Sureties (Form MPC 490) Notice of Appearance and/or Objection (Form MPC 505a) Motion for Allowance of Copy of Will Motion for Appointment of Special Personal Representative Petition for Appointment of Special Personal Representative (Form MPC 350) Petition for Informal Appointment of Successor Personal Representative (Form MPC 255) Petition for Formal Appointment of Successor Personal Representative (Form MPC 270) Standing Order 1-06 Probate Court Scheduling Practices and Procedures (Effective March 15, 2010) Notice of Appearance Affidavit of Objections Standing Order 3-17: Fiduciary Litigation Session Pilot Project Petition for Formal Removal of Personal Representative (MPC 265) Petition to Render Inventory (MPC 856) Uniform Counsel Certification Form Resignation of Fiduciary (MPC 264) Petition for Removal of Trustee (MPC 266) Petition for Informal Appointment of Successor Personal Representative (MPC 255) Petition for Formal Appointment of Successor Personal Representative (MPC 270) Renunciation of Right to Appointment and/or Nomination of Personal Representative (MPC 455) Checklist of Duties of the Personal Representative Relative to Collecting and Identifying Assets Checklist of Powers and Duties of the Personal Representative, with Corresponding Statutory Authority Under the MUPC Petition for Order of Complete Settlement Closing Statement—G.L. c. 190B, § 3 1003 Bill of Sale, Personal Property REBA Title Standard No. 41: List of Heirs Assent and Release General Assent REBA Title Standard No. 10: Powerof Sale Under Will REBA Title Standard No. 78: Personal Representative Conveyances Per Power of Sale Under Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code Petition for License to Sell: Debts, Legacies, and Charges of Administration Petition for Sale of Real Estate (Form MPC 210), Personal Representative’s Checklist (Form MPC 973), and Decree of Sale of Real Estate (Form MPC 794) REBA Form No. 32: Affidavit Pursuant to G.L. c. 65C, § 14(a) Reserved Memo from Edmund A. Williams to Registry Districts – Registered Land Sections Re: MUPC (October 13, 2012) REBA Title Standard No. 3: Federal Estate Tax Liens REBA Title Standard No. 24: Massachusetts Estate Tax Liens Petition for License to Sell: Foreign REBA Title Standard No. 40: Transfers by Devisees REBA Form No. 58: Deed of Distribution Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, § 3-907 Waiver of Will Life Insurance Jointly Held Real Property Jointly-Held Accounts Power of Appointment Bibliography Intestate Succession Under the MUPC Intestate Succession Under Pre MUPC Rules Degrees of Kinship Surviving Spouse, Children, Heirs at Law Form Devisees Petition to Render Petition for Formal Removal of Personal Representative Executor’s First and Final Account Trustee’s Tenth Account Petition for Allowance of Account Petition for Order of Complete Settlement Decree and Order of Complete Settlement Small Estate Closing Statement Closing Statement Petition to Render Inventory/Account/Distribution Order to Render Account Contempt: Failure to Render Account Motion to Waive Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem Affidavit Under Uniform Practice XVIA Guardian Ad Litem and Next Friend Affidavit as to Military Service Appointment of Military Attorney Assent and Waiver of Notice Release of Guardian and Surety Decree and Order: Allowance of Trustee’s Account Decree and Order: Allowance of Personal Representative’s Account Appearance Objection to Personal Representative’s Account Motion to Strike Appearance Motion to Strike Objection and Appearance Form MPC 856 Form MPC 857 Form MPC 201 Form MPC 295 Form MPC 801 Form MPC 266 Form MPC 275 Form MPC 782 Form MPC 351 Form MPC 777 Form MPC 267 Form MPC 792 Amended Report of the Supreme Judicial Court’s Ad Hoc Committee on Bosch Litigation Checklist of Court Required Duties as a Conservator Checklist of Court Required Duties as a Guardian of Incapacitated Persons Guardianship Petition, Form MPC 120 Conservatorship Petition, Form MPC 130 Medical Certificate, Form MPC 400 Medical Certificate Affidavit, FormMPC 403 Notice of Hearing, Form MPC 504 Certificate of Service, Form MPC 500 Bond, Form MPC 801 Verified Motion for Appointment of Temporary Guardian, Form MPC 320 Sample Decree and Order of Appointment of a Guardian, Form MPC 740 Guardian’s Personal Care Plan/?Report, Form MPC 821 Sample Conservator’s Financial Plan, Form MPC 831 Instructions for Completing Conservator’s Inventory, Form MPC 934 Combined Account, Form MPC 853 Simplified Accounting Guidelines for Estate and Conservator Accounts (MPC 904) Petition to Expand/Modify/Limit the Powers of a Guardian, Form MPC 220 Petition to Expand/Modify/Limit the Powers of a Conservator, Form MPC 230 Petition for Termination of a Guardianship and/or Conservatorship, Form MPC 203 Petition for Resignation of a Guardian and/or Conservator, Form MPC 202 Petition for Removal of a Guardian, Form MPC 221 Petition for Removal of a Conservator, Form MPC 231 Instructions for Completion of Notice of Intent to Admit to a Nursing Facility for Short Term Services, Form MPC 955 Notice of Right to Counsel, Form MPC 592 Application for Appointment of Counsel for Parent of Minor Child, Form MPC 263 Order Appointing Counsel for Parent of Minor Child, Form MPC 603 Petition for Appointment of Guardian of Minor, Form MPC 140