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 ...

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

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 ...

While teaching Estate Planning and Taxation at SFA, I prepared a handout on “Duties of the Executor.” It is detailed but is not all inclusive. Several of my students told me that they shared the ...

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 ...

The ‘Executor of the Estate’ sounds like a title for a new spellbinding novel. While the position is, perhaps, not so grand as the name would imply it's, nonetheless, extremely important. Let's look ...

The death of a family member, even a distant one, can be emotionally difficult. But if your relative has named you executor, you have extra weight on your shoulders. Being executor — also called a ...

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, ...

Selecting an executor for your estate is one of the most crucial decisions in the estate planning process. The executor will be responsible for managing your assets, ensuring that your wishes are ...

At the time, the attorney said all beneficiaries needed to wait eight months before the proceeds of the sale would be ...