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

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a lawyer specializing in elder law and special needs. If you have been named the executor of a deceased person's estate, you ...

Last night at dinner I was asking my dad about what happened there and he said basically that his parents had made him ...

Amy Fontinelle is a freelance writer, researcher and editor who brings a journalistic approach to personal finance content. Since 2004, she has worked with lenders, real estate agents, consultants, ...

An executor is responsible for managing the deceased's finances, settling debts and distributing assets as outlined in the will. Tasks of an executor include notifying authorities, closing accounts ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She holds a Bachelor of Science in ...

THE High Court has removed a long-serving executor from the estate of the late Annie Kombo after finding that the estate had ...

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