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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.

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Q: I have a full accounting of the estate funds and the executor took money from the estate how do get this money back from the executor I am a beneficary?
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Can executor be prosecuted for embezzlement of estate funds?

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