{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-704","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 3-704","heading":"Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception","body":"Section 3–704. [Personal Representative to Proceed Without Court Order; Exception.]\nA personal representative shall proceed expeditiously with the settlement and distribution of a decedent's estate and, except as otherwise specified or ordered in regard to a supervised personal representative, do so without adjudication, order, or direction of the court, but the personal representative may invoke the jurisdiction of the court, in proceedings authorized by this code, to resolve questions concerning the estate or its administration.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section3-704","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:29Z","sha256":"a26218f1b03aed43e2a46270a70ff52980270cb500762af944770ce80c4fbb14","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-703","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}