Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 202 § 1
Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session
If the personal property of a deceased person is insufficient to pay his debts, legacies and charges of administration, his executor or administrator shall, for the purpose of paying such debts, legacies or charges of administration, sell his real estate in the manner hereinafter provided, and the proceeds thereof shall be assets in the hands of the executor or administrator in like manner as if they had originally been part of the personal property of the deceased.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 202, § 1