personal representative

A person who manages the legal affairs of another because of incapacity or death, such as the executor of an estate.

• Technically, while an executor is a personal representative named in a will, an administrator is a personal representative not named in a will.

— Also termed independent personal representative; legal representative. [Cases: Executors and Administrators 14–18. C.J.S. Executors and Administrators §§ 17–32, 34–49.]

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