Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Bristol Probate and Family Court
Office of Register Suite 240
40 Broadway
Taunton MA, 02780
Docket No. BR26P0214EA
CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION
Estate of: Dinarte Gouveia
Date of Death: August 26, 2025
To all interested persons:
A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointmern of Personal Representatives has been filed by Lisa Lawler of New Bedford, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other releif as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: Lisa Lawler of New Bedford, MA be appointered as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to server 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 processing. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 03/06/2026.
This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proeceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) day of the return day, 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. Paul Cronan, First Justice of this Court.
Date: February 03, 2026
Thomas C. Hoye, Jr. Register of Probate
February 6 2026
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