Legal Definitions - legal–personal representative

A legal-personal representative is a person who manages the legal affairs of another person because of incapacity or death. This can include an executor of an estate or an administrator who is not named in a will.

For example, if someone passes away and they have a will, they may name an executor as their legal-personal representative to manage their assets and distribute them according to their wishes. If someone passes away without a will, a court may appoint an administrator as their legal-personal representative to manage their assets and distribute them according to state law.

Another example of a legal-personal representative is a registered representative who is approved by the SEC and stock exchanges to sell securities to the public.

Overall, a legal-personal representative is someone who is authorized to act on behalf of another person in legal matters.