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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Personal Representative
A personal representative is a person legally authorized to administer a deceased person’s estate.
Personal representatives include executors appointed by will and administrators appointed under intestacy rules.
Their duties include collecting assets, paying debts, and distributing the estate.
They act in a fiduciary capacity and must administer the estate properly.
Authority to act is usually confirmed through a grant of representation.
A personal representative is a person legally authorized to administer a deceased person’s estate.
Personal representatives include executors appointed by will and administrators appointed under intestacy rules.
Their duties include collecting assets, paying debts, and distributing the estate.
They act in a fiduciary capacity and must administer the estate properly.
Authority to act is usually confirmed through a grant of representation.
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