An executor of a will is a person or organisation appointed to carry out the wishes of someone who has passed away, as laid out in their will. This role involves managing the deceased person’s estate, ...

You may feel overwhelmed and even resentful. You can even refuse to take on the role, but if your relative named you because ...

Being asked to be an executor is an honor you might want to pass up. Settling an estate typically involves tracking down and appraising assets, paying bills and creditors, filing final tax returns and ...

But the result is the executor coming to that same law firm after the will maker has died because the original will is ...

Dear Liz: A lifelong friend has made me executor of his will. He has one brother who is named in the will only to be told that he is not included. My friend’s estate is left to two other lifelong ...

At the time, the attorney said all beneficiaries needed to wait eight months before the proceeds of the sale would be disbursed to ensure no unknown creditors came forward — a process known as probate ...

Being asked to be an executor of someone’s last will and testament is in many ways a great honour. What higher compliment can you receive than being entrusted to put into motion the final wishes of ...

When someone passes away, it’s up to their executor to handle the probate process. But what happens if the executor of a will dies? While that’s a rarity, it can create complications as someone else ...

'I fully intend to combine all monies and disperse to my siblings equally, but only after I am 100% sure that no money is owed by her estate' Dear Quentin, My mother passed away about 6 months ago.

Executors across the United States regularly discover that managing a parent’s estate creates emotional crosscurrents that ...