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discharge (of personal representative)

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A quick definition of discharge (of personal representative):

Discharge (of Personal Representative): When someone is chosen to be in charge of a person's estate after they pass away, they are called a personal representative. When their job is done, they can ask the court to release them from their duties. This is called a discharge. Once they are discharged, they don't have to do anything else for the estate. People can't sue them for anything they did while they were the personal representative, unless they did something really bad like lie or steal. If someone wants to sue them for that, they have to do it within a year of the discharge. In some cases, people can still sue the personal representative even after they are discharged if they didn't do their job right.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Discharge of a personal representative is a court order that releases the representative from their duties. This order operates as a bar to any lawsuits against the representative, except for suits based on mistake, fraud, or willful misconduct. However, these suits must be filed within one year from the date of discharge.

In Indiana, when a personal representative is discharged, they are released from their duties. They cannot be sued, except for suits based on mistake, fraud, or willful misconduct. These suits must be filed within one year from the date of discharge.

In Nebraska, you cannot bring a claim against an estate by suing a former personal representative who has been discharged and whose appointment has been terminated. However, you can sue a personal representative after they have been discharged if the suit is for breach of fiduciary duty.

These examples illustrate that discharge of a personal representative means that they are released from their duties and cannot be sued, except for certain circumstances. This protects the personal representative from being held responsible for any mistakes or misconduct that may have occurred during their time as a representative.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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