Being named as an executor of an estate for someone is both an honor and an overwhelming responsibility. The person who ...

How to avoid feeling overwhelmed with the task.

Being named as an executor in a loved one’s Last Will and Testament is a big responsibility. It is important to understand what you are agreeing to before you step into the role as executor. First, it ...

Following the death of a loved one, there may be fear and uncertainty about what to expect. However, needs must be attended to on behalf of the deceased. Specifically, an estate executor must be ...

Executors have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the estate and its beneficiaries. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

As a beneficiary of an estate, you may be expecting to receive your inheritance in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, the process to properly administer an estate prior to distributions being made by an ...

An executor is the person whom you name to handle the settlement of your estate after you die, taking your estate through probate, a court-supervised process that winds up your affairs in the state ...

The executor of an estate is the person or entity designated by the deceased to carry out his or her final wishes. Typically, the executor is a family member, friend, accountant, lawyer or a bank. If ...

As might be expected the subject of executor’s fees arises as a regular topic when administering an estate. Some family members, not wanting to deal with dissention in the ranks or believing their ...

When it comes to handling your loved one’s estate, the executor has a series of important duties and responsibilities. If you suspect an executor is mishandling their responsibilities or mismanaging ...

Rhonda Griswold, a Cades Schutte law firm partner, joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss your fiduciary duties as an Executor or Trustee, things you need to do, notice and accounting ...