Mass. General Laws c.190B § 3-601

Qualification

This is an unofficial version of a Massachusetts General Law.

Section 3-601

Prior to receiving letters, a personal representative shall accept appointment and qualify by filing a bond with the appointing court.

Comment

This and related sections of this Part describe details and conditions of appointment which apply to all personal representatives without regard to whether the appointment proceeding involved is formal or informal, or whether the personal representative is supervised. Section 1-305 authorizes issuance of copies of letters and prescribes their content. The section should be read with Section 3-504 which directs endorsement on letters of any restrictions of power of a supervised administrator.

Massachusetts comment 

G.L. c. 205 sets forth current requirement of a bond in all cases and sureties in some cases.