Short answer. Yes. The rule has a paragraph for exactly this. Your interest as heir, legatee or devisee is attached by serving the executor or administrator with a copy of the writ and notice, with a copy also filed in the court settling the estate and served on you.
What the law says
(e) The interest of the party against whom attachment is issued in property belonging to the estate of the decedent, whether as heir, legatee, or devisee, by serving the executor or administrator or other personal representative of the decedent with a copy of the writ and notice that said interest is attached.
Rule 57, Section 7 — Attachment of real and personal property; recording thereof. Read the full provision →
An undistributed share is still attachable property
It is a common assumption that nothing can be touched until the estate is closed and property is actually handed over. The rule says otherwise. It provides a specific method for attaching the interest of a party in property belonging to the estate of a decedent, whether as heir, legatee, or devisee. The inchoate character of the interest is not an obstacle; it simply calls for a different method of attachment.
How the attachment is carried out
The sheriff serves the executor or administrator, or other personal representative of the decedent, with a copy of the writ and a notice that the interest is attached. That is the core act — it reaches the person who controls the estate's property and who would otherwise distribute it. The paragraph directs service on the representative rather than any dealing with particular items of estate property, which makes sense while it is still unknown which items will fall to which heir.
Two further steps the rule requires
The paragraph does not stop at serving the administrator. A copy of the writ and of the notice shall also be filed in the office of the clerk of the court in which the estate is being settled, and served upon the heir, legatee or devisee concerned. So there are three touchpoints in all: the representative, the settlement court's records, and you. If you are the heir, you are entitled to be served, and the absence of service on you is worth examining.
What it means while the estate remains open
An attachment secures a claim; it does not by itself transfer anything. Your interest remains what the settlement proceeding eventually determines it to be, and the attachment attaches to that. The estate's own obligations are dealt with in the settlement, and an heir's interest is what remains after the estate's affairs are addressed. The related paragraph on property in custodia legis reflects the same care: a copy of the writ is filed with the court or agency holding it, and notice served on its custodian.