PUBLIC NOTICE
PROBATE OF ESTATE OF STEPHEN EDWARD MILLIGAN
To all interested persons
A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been field by Esperanza B. Espinola of Fitchburg, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.
The Petitioner requests that Esperanza B. Espinola of Fitchburg, MA be appointed as Personal Representative 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 AM on the return day of 06/23/2026.
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 day, action may be taken without further notice to you.
UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)
A Personal Representataive appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administraion 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. Kathryn M. Bailey, First Justice of this Court
Date: May 26, 2026
Stephanie Fattman Register of Probate
June 3 2026
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