Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Barnstable Probate and Family Court
3195 Main Street
PO Box 346
Barnstable, MA 02630
Docket No. BA25P1484EA
CITATION ON
PETITION FOR
FORMAL ADJUDICATION
Estate of: Mary Lorraine Speckhart
Date of Death: November 29, 2024
To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Bernard S. Speckhart, Mary L. Speckhart, Gregory John Speckhart and Patricia Speckhart Woods requesting that the Court enter a formal decree and order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that Patricia Speckhart Woods of Johns Creek, GA, Gregory John Speckhart of Novato, CA, Bernard S. Speckhart of Short Hills, NJ and Mary L. Speckhart of Short Hills, NJ be appointed as Personal Representatives of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on October 9, 2025. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.
UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)
A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration.
WITNESS, Hon. Susan Sard Tierney, First Justice of this Court
Date: October 9, 2025
Anastasia W Perrino, Register of the Probate Court
September 25 2025
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