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Mass. General Laws c.190B § 3-813

Compromise of claims

This is an unofficial version of a Massachusetts General Law.

Section 3-813

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.

Massachusetts comment

See G.L. c. 195, § 5A(4)

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