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Filed 2023-02-07
Status Closed
Type Estates And Administration|Formal Adjudication Of Intestacy
Docket 86 entries

Docket Entries

  1. Certificate of Death
  2. Petition for Formal Probate
  3. Surviving Spouse, Children, Heirs at Law
  4. Bond with Corporate Sureties
  5. Motion For Parental Representation of Minor Children, Shania and Tia Smith
  6. Affidavit as to Military Service
  7. Proposed Order/Decree
  8. Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to , ,
  9. Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to , ,
  10. Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to , ,
  11. NOTICE: Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication issued for unsupervised administration to be published in Dorchester Reporter. RTD: 03/14/2023
  12. NOTICE: Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication issued for unsupervised administration to be published in Dorchester Reporter, 150 Mt. Vernon Street Suite 560, Dorchester, MA 02125.
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  14. Petition for Formal Probate
  15. Certificate of Death
  16. Will of Norman Alexander Smith dated 06/03/2013 - 9 pages
  17. Surviving Spouse, Children, Heirs at Law
  18. Devisees
  19. Permanent Bond Without Sureties Filed by Nathania A. Smith
  20. Affidavit as to Military Service
  21. NOTICE: Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication issued for unsupervised administration to be published in Dorchester Reporter.
  22. Motion For Speedy Hearing of Notice on Petitioner's Motion to Appoint Special Personal Representative and for a License to Sell Real Estate
  23. Motion To Appoint Special Personal Representative and For a License to Sell Real Estate
  24. Affidavit Of Petitioner Nathania Alexandra Smith in Support of her Motion to Appoint Special Personal Representative and for a License to Sell Real Estate
  25. Amended Surviving Spouse, Children, Heirs at Law
  26. Motion To Waive GAL for Minor Children and Affidavit in Support of Motion
  27. Affidavit In Support of Motion to Waive GAL for Minor Children
  28. Appearance and Objection Applies To: Smith, Shauna-Lee (Objector)
  29. Appearance and Objection Applies To: Smith, Jr., Norman A. (Objector)
  30. Affidavit In Support of Norman A Smith Jr's Objection
  31. Norman A. Smith, Jr. 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, Renounce my right as PR and nominate: Shauna Lee Smith
  32. Citation Filed; Served as Ordered
  33. Motion For Speedy Hearing of Notice on Petitioner's motion to Appoint Special Personal Representative and for A License to Sell Real Estate DENIED on 02/23/2023 File Reference # 17 Judge: Christopher, Hon. Megan H
  34. Motion To Withdraw Petition of Nathania Alexandra Smith
  35. Nadine Smith 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, Renounce my right as PR and nominate: Shauna Smith
  36. Nathania Smith 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, Renounce my right as PR and nominate: Shauna Smith
  37. Affidavit In Support of Shaua Lee Smith's Objection to the Allowance of the will and Appointment of Nathania Smith as PR and/or Trustee of the Norman A. Smith Revocable Trust of 2013
  38. Motion For Speedy Hearing on Petition of Shauna Lee Smith to be Appointed Personal Representative
  39. Affidavit In Support of Motion For Speedy Hearing
  40. Proposed Order/Decree
  41. Amended Notice of Objection to Allowance of Will Applies To: Smith, Jr., Norman A. (Objector)
  42. Affidavit
  43. Amended Notice of Objection to Allowance of Will Applies To: Smith, Shauna-Lee (Objector)
  44. Affidavit Of Shauna Lee Smith's Objection to the Allowance of the will and Appointment of Nathania Smith as PR and/or Trustee of the Norman A. Smith Revocable Trust of 2013
  45. Event Resulted: Motion scheduled on: 05/09/2023 08:30 AM Has been: Order Issued Hon. Megan H Christopher, Presiding
  46. Motion To Waive GAL for Minor Children ALLOWED on 05/09/2023 File Reference # 25
  47. Motion To Withdraw Petition of Nathania Alexandra Smith ALLOWED on 05/09/2023 File Reference # 32
  48. Judgment/Decree of Dismissal on Formal probate filed 2/13/23 entered on 05/09/2023 Related to File Reference # 7
  49. Proposed Order/Decree
  50. Petition for Approval of Compromise
  51. Petitioner's Motion For Approval of Petitioner's Plan use of Minors' share of the Estate
  52. Statement: Petitioner's Plan use of Minors' share of the Estate
  53. Motion to Amend - Applies to Shauna-Lee Smith Formal Petitiion filed by Shauna Lee Smith to be Appointed as PR and Accept Service as Rendered
  54. Amended Petition for Formal, (filed by Shauna-Lee Smith)
  55. Bond without Sureties
  56. Proposed Order/Decree
  57. Motion For Appointment of SPR
  58. Affidavit Of Shauna Lee Smith in Support of Motion For Appointment of SPR
  59. Proposed Order/Decree
  60. Event Resulted: Motion scheduled on: 06/06/2023 08:30 AM Has been: Judgment/Decree Issued Hon. Megan H Christopher, Presiding
  61. Decree and Order of Formal Probate
  62. Letters Issued. Letters of Authority for Personal Representative Sent On: 06/06/2023 17:20:39
  63. Assented to Motion To Amend Motion to Amend Formal Petition and Accept Service as Rendered
  64. Appearance by Attorney, Pamela J Schaefer, Esq.,Party Name Nathania Alexandra Smith, Nadine Smith, Norman A. Smith, Jr.
  65. Nathania Smith, Nadine Smith, and Norman Smith Jr's Joint Motion To Withdraw their Assent to Petition for Formal Appointment of Personal Representative
  66. Assented to Motion For Appointment of Special Personal Representative for Marketing and Sale of Real Property
  67. Amended Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Appointment of Personal Representative
  68. Amended Devisees
  69. Waiver of Will by Shauna Lee Smith
  70. Shauna Lee Smith as parent of Tia Smith 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, Renounce my right as PR and nominate: Shauna Lee Smith and Nadine Smith
  71. Shauna Lee Smith as parent of Shania Smith 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, Renounce my right as PR and nominate: Shauna Lee Smith and Nadine Smith
  72. Nathania Smith 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, Renounce my right as PR and nominate: Shauna Lee Smith and Nadine Smith
  73. Norman Smith Jr. 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, Renounce my right as PR and nominate: Shauna Lee Smith and Nadine Smith
  74. Shauna Lee Smith 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: Nadine Smith
  75. Permanent Bond Without Sureties Filed by Shauna Lee Smith and Nadine Smith
  76. Notice of Claim Against the Estate of Norman A. Smith, SR.
  77. Motion To Amend Motion to Amend Formal Petition ALLOWED on 06/06/2023 File Reference # 53
  78. Nadine Smith 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: Shauna Lee Smith
  79. Motion For Approval of Petitioner's Plan for Use of Minors Shares of the Estate of Normal A. Smith Sr. ALLOWED on 06/06/2023 File Reference # 43 Judge: Christopher, Hon. Megan H
  80. Order 06/06/2023, on Motion Formal Petition
  81. Permanent Bond Approved of Personal Representative dated 06/06/2023, by Hon. Megan H Christopher
  82. Judgment/Decree on Formal probate entered on 06/06/2023 Related to File Reference # 58
  83. Judgment/Decree on Approval of Compromise entered on 06/06/2023 Related to File Reference # 42
  84. Motion To Withdraw as Counsel
  85. Letters Issued. Letters of Authority for Personal Representative Sent On: 07/21/2023 11:20:31
  86. Event Resulted: Motion scheduled on: 08/29/2023 08:30 AM Has been: Order Issued For the following reason: Court Action Comments: Motion to Withdraw allowed. Hon. Megan H Christopher, Presiding

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