personal representative
Heir's legal agent
A personal representative is someone legally authorized to act on behalf of another person or their estate.
The term most often appears in probate law, where a personal representative administers a deceased person's estate—paying debts, distributing assets, and handling legal matters.
The court appointed her as personal representative of her father's estate.
The role encompasses what older legal language calls an executor (if named in a will) or administrator (if appointed by a court).
- probate courtForum for inheritance disputes
- executorAppointed estate manager
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- fiduciary dutyObligation to act loyally
- administratorPerson who manages operations
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