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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 199A. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CERTAIN FOREIGN FIDUCIARIES

Chapter 199A: Section 8. Jurisdiction over foreign fiduciaries

Section 8. A foreign personal representative shall submit himself to the jurisdiction of the courts of the commonwealth by (1) filing authenticated copies of his appointment as provided in section five, (2) receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property under section two, or (3) doing any act as a personal representative in the commonwealth which would have given the commonwealth jurisdiction over him as an individual. Jurisdiction under section two shall be limited to the money or value of personal property collected.

A foreign guardian or conservator shall submit himself to the jurisdiction of the courts of the commonwealth by acting under clauses (2) and (3) of the preceding paragraph.