Personal Representative Duties and Responsibilities
What is a Personal Representative?
A Personal Representative is the person appointed by the court who handles the probate. The Personal Representative is responsible for all of the following:
Gathering property owned by the person who died.
Notifying creditors and heirs or devisees.
Handling debts and taxes.
Wrapping up the final business affairs of the person who died.
Transferring property owned by the person who died to the right persons.
Filing any documents required by the state or federal government.
Filing all documents required by the court.
Closing the probate when everything is done.
You can watch a very short presentation on the Role of the Personal Representative.
The Forms and Instructions page has links to specific information about