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Case Information

Filed 2023-01-05
Status Closed
Type Public Administration
Docket 65 entries
Disposition decree

Parties

Plaintiff Zerola, Nicole

Docket Entries

  1. Decree and Order of Final Settlement Allowed October 7, 2025 Judge: Klug Cafazzo, Hon. Terri L.
  2. Certificate of Death
  3. Surviving Spouse, Children, Heirs at Law
  4. Permanent Bond With Personal Sureties Filed
  5. Affidavit as to Military Service
  6. Suspicious Death Affidavit
  7. Affidavit In Support of Motion for Appointment of Special PR
  8. Motion For Appointment of Special PR
  9. Citation Issued
  10. Citation Filed; Served as Ordered
  11. Permanent Bond Approved of Special Representative dated 02/06/2023, by Reneé E. Khan
  12. Decree and Order of Formal Probate, dated 02/06/23 Judge: McSweeny, III, Hon. William F DECREE FOR PUBLIC ADMIN. MAILED 2/16/23
  13. Inventory Filed
  14. Petition for Formal Probate
  15. Certificate of Death
  16. Surviving Spouse, Children, Heirs at Law
  17. Permanent Bond Without Sureties Filed
  18. Joseph Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  19. Affidavit as to Military Service
  20. Stephen Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  21. Deborah A. Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond, Assent to the nomination of: Stephen Grillo and Joseph Grillo to serve as Personal Representative with me.
  22. Suspicious Death Affidavit
  23. NOTICE: Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication issued for unsupervised administration to be published in Boston Herald.
  24. NOTICE: Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication issued for unsupervised administration to be published in Boston Herald.
  25. Public Administratrix's 1st Account
  26. Citation Filed; Served as Ordered
  27. Petition for Allowance of Account
  28. NOTICE: Citation on Petition for Allowance of 1st Account(s) issued.
  29. Affidavit as to Military Service
  30. Citation Filed; Served as Ordered
  31. Joseph Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to , , Annual Account
  32. Stephen Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to , , Annual Account
  33. Deborah A. Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to , , Annual Account
  34. Amended Petition
  35. Deborah A. Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond, Assent to the nomination of: Stephen Grillo Joseph Grillo
  36. Joseph Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond, Assent to the nomination of: Stephen Grillo Joseph Grillo
  37. Stephen Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond, Assent to the nomination of: Stephen Grillo Joseph Grillo
  38. Permanent Bond Approved of Personal Representative dated 11/10/2023, by Reneé E. Khan Judge: Khan, Reneé E.
  39. Judgment/Decree on Formal probate entered on 11/10/2023 Related to File Reference # 13 Judge: Khan, Reneé E.
  40. Letters Issued. Letters of Authority for Personal Representative Sent On: 11/13/2023 08:35:19
  41. Petition for Sale of Real Estate
  42. Inventory Filed
  43. Affidavit Of No Estate Tax Due 65C
  44. Agreement Dated 12/12/2023
  45. (3) Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent/Waive Notice to Sale of Real Estate, ,
  46. Judgment/Decree on Sale of Real Estate entered on 01/25/2024 Related to File Reference # Judge: Klug Cafazzo, Hon. Terri L.
  47. Notice Of Additional Pleading
  48. Surviving Spouse, Children, Heirs at Law
  49. Affidavit Of Public Administrator, Nicole Zerola In Support Of Her Attorney Fees And Costs
  50. Judgment/Decree on 1st Account Allowed January 21, 2025 Judge: Klug Cafazzo, Hon. Terri L.
  51. Notice Of Additional Pleadings
  52. 1st & Final Account
  53. Petition for Order of Complete Settlement
  54. Deborah A. Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent/Waive Notice to Ptn for Complete Settlement, , 1st & Final Account
  55. Stephen Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent/Waive Notice to Ptn for Complete Settlement, , 1st & Final Account
  56. Joseph Grillo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent/Waive Notice to Ptn for Complete Settlement, , 1st & Final Account
  57. Affidavit as to Military Service
  58. Notice Of Additional Pleading
  59. 2nd & Final Account
  60. Affidavit as to Military Service
  61. Petition for Order of Complete Settlement
  62. NOTICE: Citation issued on Petition for Complete Settlement requesting the allowance of a final account 2nd & Final Account to be published in Boston Herald.
  63. Citation Filed; Served as Ordered
  64. Notice Of Additional Pleading
  65. Affidavit Of Attorney

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