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The executor is entitled to be paid for their work. The court has to approve the distribution and the fee they charged, which is often set by law. If the estate has been closed, you can sue the executor if they breached their fiduciary duty.
If they have been duly appointed by the probate court they have been granted the authority to settle the estate under the supervision of the probate court. They have the power to close accounts and manage an account for the estate.
Anyone whose name is on the bank account can access it. The executor can access on behalf of the estate. They will have to show their letter of authority.
Once the debts of the estate have been paid and the costs of probating the estate have been paid the executor must make distribution.Once the debts of the estate have been paid and the costs of probating the estate have been paid the executor must make distribution.Once the debts of the estate have been paid and the costs of probating the estate have been paid the executor must make distribution.Once the debts of the estate have been paid and the costs of probating the estate have been paid the executor must make distribution.
It depends on whether the executor has been appointed by the court and if the account was a joint account with the decedent and his partner.If the executor has been duly appointed they can access accounts solely owned by the decedent. That's their job.If the account is a joint account, it isn't a probate asset and the executor has no control over it. It belongs to the surviving joint owner.
The court appointed executor must file an inventory of the estate with the court. Once the debts have been paid and the remaining estate has been distributed the executor must file a final account to show the disposition of the assets that were reported in the inventory. The court will compare the two documents and either allow the final account and close the case or ask the executor to provide more information.
The executor distributes the money to the beneficiaries after the estate's debts have been settled to the satisfaction of the court. Each beneficiary is responsible for what they do with the money. There is no requirement, and it would be detrimental, for the executor to play bookkeeper and accountant and pay of the debts of the beneficiaries of the estate.
When the executor is satisfied that all the debts have been resolved. They will provide a final accounting to the court and distribute the remainder.
As long as the executor has been duly appointed by the probate court they can charge the expenses associated with the handling of the estate to the estate and get reimbursed from any estate assets.As long as the executor has been duly appointed by the probate court they can charge the expenses associated with the handling of the estate to the estate and get reimbursed from any estate assets.As long as the executor has been duly appointed by the probate court they can charge the expenses associated with the handling of the estate to the estate and get reimbursed from any estate assets.As long as the executor has been duly appointed by the probate court they can charge the expenses associated with the handling of the estate to the estate and get reimbursed from any estate assets.
The executor's official duty begins as soon as the will has been allowed and "Letters Testamentary" have been issued to the executor.
I have been the executor of my mothers money, I pay her nursing home bills with it, she just died and i have 200,000 dollars left, do I have to pay tax on that money.
Yes, once they have been appointed by the probate court and Letters Testamentary have been issued. Take your Letters Testamentary to the bank with you. That document gives you the legal right to access the decedent's assets including bank accounts.