Massachusetts law allows a Last Will and Testament to refer to a separate listing of tangible personal property with designated beneficiaries of such property.  Previously, it was not uncommon for Wills to contain page after page of instructions relative to household furnishings, jewelry and other items of tangible personal property. ...

With the enactment of the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (M. G. L. 190B)  we now have a new option in estate administration: informal probate.  The key advantage appears to be the ease and speed in which a personal representative can be appointed.  In theory, upon just seven days advanced notice...