You could have been named executor in a will or you could be a prospective buyer of what has been a family residence. From the perspective of an executor/executrix, selling the family house can be one ...

You can be a "good" executor, even though carrying out someone's final wishes from their estate can be challenging.

A friend died recently. He had no children and did not own much property. He did have a Will, though, leaving everything to his long-time partner and naming her the Executrix (female Executor) of his ...

When someone dies, everything that he owns becomes known as his “estate.” This estate is the sum total of assets, debts and property owned and owed by the decedent (a legal term for the person who ...

Sometimes clients suggest ideas that lend themselves easily to columns. This column resulted from a comment by a client who had been asked by a relative if he would be willing to serve as executor of ...

Q: My uncle died, and the executor is supposed to make a distribution of cash to me. I received a receipt and release form from the executor, and it asks me to sign it before I get my money. Does this ...