Personal representatives are tasked with managing estates when people die, either according to the terms of their will or the state laws that govern certain successions. An executor is a type of ...

A will is an effective way for one to ensure that his property is transferred according to his wishes upon death. A person who makes a will is called a testator. Those who inherit under a will are ...

If you have been named the executor of an estate, you have a legal responsibility to wrap up its affairs, arrange for the payment of any income and estate taxes, and distribute the assets of the ...

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...

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