Being asked to be an executor of someone’s last will and testament is in many ways a great honour. What higher compliment can you receive than being entrusted to put into motion the final wishes of ...

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

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

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Q. I am the executor of my aunt’s estate, I have paid all taxes and have the stocks in an account. There are three cousins who will not sign off on the distributions I planned. We have a New Jersey ...

When retirement benefits are payable to a decedent’s estate, what unique obligations and opportunities does the executor of the estate have with respect to those benefits? Last month, we looked at the ...

O.J. Simpson's longtime attorney and the executor of his estate has backpedaled on earlier remarks suggesting he would block any claims for settlement money from Ron Goldman's family members, who ...

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