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 ...

After my father was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2020, I started my role as his estate executor using my Power-of-Attorney or POA designation and wrote about those activities in my article titled ...

Consider the hypothetical case of Jessica from Minneapolis, whose father died four years ago. She was entitled to a ...

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

Q. My sister and I are both equal beneficiaries of my mother’s estate in New Jersey. We also both hired attorneys and the executor, a family friend, is moving slowly. It’s been more than a year and ...

I was mentioned in the will of my mother and her long-time partner. They both passed away recently. I received the funds from my mother’s sale of her home, but the executor refuses to provide me with ...

Our grandmother passed away a few months ago, and she left behind a complicated, even messy, situation. My four brothers and I are the heirs. My father was left with nothing. That is clearly stated in ...

About 30 years ago, when I made my first will, I nominated two siblings to act as executors, with their permission. I have retained them in updates but they are elderly now and less energetic and my ...