Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) priority for appointment

This page lists the priority for appointment under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC).

Priority for appointment

1. the person with priority as determined by a probated will including a person nominated by a power conferred in a probated will;
2. the surviving spouse of the decedent who is also a devisee in the will;
3. other devisees in the will;
4. the surviving spouse of the decedent;
5. other heirs of the decedent;
6. if there is no known spouse or next of kin, a public administrator appointed. 

See G.L. c. 190B, § 3-203 for additional information.