Section 16. An affidavit of the executor, administrator, guardian or conservator, or of a person in his behalf, filed and recorded with a copy of the notice in the registry of probate, or such affidavit made by any person and filed and recorded with such copy by permission of the court upon satisfactory evidence that the notice was given as ordered, shall be admitted as evidence of the time, place and manner in which the notice was given.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 202 sec. 16

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Probate: Proving a will