Personal Representative Law and Legal Definition
A personal representative is a person who manages the legal affairs of another because of incapacity or death. A personal representative can be selected, either through a will or by the court, to manage the assets of an estate and dispense with them according to the will or to the rules of intestate succession. Technically, executor is a personal representative named in a will, and an administrator is a personal representative not named in a will. The personal representative is, by law, entitled to receive compensation for their services to the estate, and this is paid directly from estate assets. A personal representative is also called a legal representative.
Legal Definition list
- Personal Relationships Gay and Lesbian
- Personal Relationships Community Property
- Personal Relationships Common Law Marriage
- Personal Relationships
- Personal Records
- Personal Representative
- Personal Representative’s Bond
- Personal Residence Trust
- Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
- Personal Rights
- Personal Security
Related Legal Terms
- Accidental Personal Injury
- Accountable Personal Property
- Accredited Representative
- Actio Personalis Moritur Cum Persona
- Agent or Representative [Education]
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Authorized Representative [Hearing]
- Authorized Representative [Wildlife and Fisheries]
- Building and Personal Property Coverage Form
- Business Personal Property
