It felt like an honor to be asked to be the executor of your loved one’s estate. You never imagined that actually performing your duties would feel like such a burden. It’s not the actual process of securing the estate, managing the probate filings or paying your...
Maybe, like a lot of people, you’ve been putting off getting an estate plan in order because you’re concerned that you’ll need to modify it every time you buy something of value. That’s not the case. You certainly should modify it when you buy (or sell) your home or...
If someone you know named you in their estate plan as the person to handle their affairs when they died, you are the executor of their estate. The courts could also appoint a personal representative of an estate if the testator failed to take that step or if the...