They are not bound to allow anyone to use the property. They have to preserve the value of the estate. They are also allowed to rent the property to make money for the estate.
Yes. If the beneficiaries want to keep the property then they must pay off the mortgage from their own funds. The executor has no other options.Yes. If the beneficiaries want to keep the property then they must pay off the mortgage from their own funds. The executor has no other options.Yes. If the beneficiaries want to keep the property then they must pay off the mortgage from their own funds. The executor has no other options.Yes. If the beneficiaries want to keep the property then they must pay off the mortgage from their own funds. The executor has no other options.
If the executor wishes to allow it. They are responsible for making sure everything is inventoried and valued.
The executor has no right to see the will prior to the death of the testator. The testator may provide the named executor with an unsealed copy or allow the named executor to read the will but that would be entirely voluntary on the part of the testator.
Yes, he has the ability to do that. It allows him to get the estate the most for its assets. That will allow the beneficiaries to obtain more in the end.
First, the estate must be probated and the executor must be appointed by the court. Then there are different ways the executor can purchase the real estate. They could petition the court for a license to sell the real estate with the executor as the purchaser after a fair market offer has been accepted by the beneficiaries. The executor would need to obtain the assents of all the other beneficiaries to the petition. The court would likely allow such a transfer. Another method would be for the executor could wait until the probate procedure has been completed and then purchase the property from the beneficiaries who inherited it and are now the legal title holders. Either way, the executor should consult with the attorney who is handling the estate to make certain the transfer is done properly and title is passed legally.
They get paid for reasonable out of pocket expenses as the court may allow. There is no set amount and if it is not stated in the will then the beneficiaries decide the amount. If they can not agree on the fee a judge decides what is reasonable.
No. Not unless his wife is a named beneficiary. If he is allowing estate or trust property to be converted he should be reported to the court and removed from his position as executor/trustee ASAP. If he has illegally removed property it should be replaced.
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The executor is entitled to compensation as proscribed by the will or the law. The relationship of the executor to the decedent does not matter.
No. An executor settles an estate according to the provisions in the will. A trustee manages a trust according to the provisions in a trust.A trust may be set forth in a will. In that case the will must be probated with the executor in charge of the probate of the will. Once the probate process is completed the court will allow the trusteeship and officially appoint the trustee. Then that trustee will manage the trust according to the provisions set forth in the will.
They do not have that right. The executor is responsible for the property and can allow, or not allow, access to the premises. The executor has to inventory the property of the estate and value it before distributions can be made.