The executor should operate in the estate's best interests.
No. The executor "answers" to the court.
The executor IS the owner of the property, for the purpose of probate.
Can an executor of will change beneficiaries before or after death
The executor has no power over the beneficiaries. The executor is responsible to the probate court for the administration of the estate. They must make a full accounting to the court.
Yes, the executor can be a beneficiary. The court may remove an executor at the request of the beneficiaries.
The beneficiaries can request a specific executor. Or the court will appoint a neutral party.
No, the beneficiaries receive the estate. An executor could be a beneficiary
The executor is breaching their duties. They have no control over the estate prior to the testator's death.
The beneficiaries don't get to make the determination. As long as the court is satisfied, the executor can do so.
The executor is liable for any errors they make in paying debts or paying beneficiaries.
They have 6 montyhs
Ultimately the Executor is the person in charge however all decisions made will be answerable to the beneficiaries.
The beneficiaries are not entitled to talk to the attorney, their attorney should do that.