MATTER OF ESTATE OF BIRKENFELD

No. 22-P-1232.

103 Mass. App. Ct. 628 (2023)

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RONALD BIRKENFELD.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

December 27, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Swirbalus for Bradley Birkenfeld.

Scott C. Ford for Pamela Birkenfeld.

Present: Wolohojian, Desmond, & Sacks, JJ.


The central question in this case, which is one of first impression, is whether a person has standing to challenge the appointment of a personal representative of an estate simply by virtue of falling within the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code's (MUPC) definition of "interested person." G. L. c. 190B, § 1-201(24). We conclude...

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