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 ...

When a loved one dies, or you or a family member must downsize, an estate sale helps pare down belongings. You can save money ...

Q: My children all live out of state. Is it possible to name one of them executor even though they live in another state? Will there be any problems naming one of them as opposed to a friend who lives ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Advisers may stop being executors or personal representatives of estates for their clients if IHT is imposed on pensions, a panel of tax experts have warned.

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy had established each other as the personal representatives of their estates before they were both found dead on Feb. 26 Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy's wills have ...

The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in a case of first impression that a disinherited son’s status as an “interested person” under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code did not give him ...