Section 15B. Whenever the inventory or schedule filed by a fiduciary indicates that a decedent, ward, absentee or beneficiary owns or owned real estate in a registry district other than that in which the inventory or schedule is filed, the fiduciary shall cause to be inserted in said inventory or schedule a reference to the volume, page number and district in which the original deed has been recorded, and shall forthwith cause to be filed in the registry of deeds for each registry district where any of the land included in the inventory or schedule lies, a notice of such inventory or schedule containing information relative to the location of the land in such district, the volume and page number of the deeds book in which the land is recorded and the probate docket number and name of the estate. Such registry of deeds shall record and index such notice in the grantor index under the name of the decedent, ward, absentee or beneficiary.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 217 sec. 15B

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Probate: Proving a will