Personal Representative

Personal Representative is the person appointed by the court to administer the estate of the decedent by giving notice of his/her appointment, paying claims of the estate and then distributing the estate according to the will or to the heirs if there is no will. A Personal Representative appointed in an informal proceeding generally has the authority to do almost anything the decedent could have done with his/her property during his/her lifetime, see Section 45-3-715. This person is sometimes called an executor/executrix or administrator.