Executor Insights
Get important insights on the executor role from the articles below. The articles featured on this blog are a complement to the executor plan you’ll get here on Executor.org when you sign up.
Get important insights on the executor role from the articles below. The articles featured on this blog are a complement to the executor plan you’ll get here on Executor.org when you sign up.
Your parents are downsizing and ask if they should put your name on the deed so you can have the house after they die. Should you do it?
Does the executor handle life insurance? To answer this question you must understand the executor role relates to the probate estate.
Effective executors guide estates through probate. Ineffective executors hinder it. Executors must act in good faith or be held legally liable.
You’ve heard of Payable on Death for your bank account, but what about Transfer on Death for your investment accounts?
If you’re an executor, you‘ll want to know the benefits. Learn more about executor duties, executor compensation, and the benefits of serving.
Can a parent leave their children out of their will? What about leaving out one but including the others? What can you do if you are left out?
You’ve named an executor in your will. Is that enough? Do you need to add a successor executor, too? What is a successor executor anyway?
Can you write a will that leaves nothing to your spouse? When this happens, are there any laws to help the disinherited spouse?
What is the most important duty of an executor? Look to the duty the executor owes to the beneficiaries, to the will writer and to the law.