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

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

Next Avenue recently asked readers to tell us the estate planning questions they’d like us to answer. We’re now back with the experts’ views on the top question on your mind, plus — as a bonus — their ...

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 ...

Far too many of us put off finalizing estate documents because we get hung-up on one or more decisions where we believe we have less than optimal choices. Over my next few posts, I will provide my ...

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

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