The executor has breached their duty. They have a requirement to take care of the estate and resolve all its assets and debts.
There is no executor of probate. The executor of the estate executes the will and probates the estate.
The executor has to defend the estate. They will have to hire an attorney to settle the case.
They can certainly do so during the probate process. But a fair market price must be paid for it.
Report your suspicions to the Probate Court in which the will is being probated.
Apply to the probate court. They will appoint an executor and the estate will be distributed according to law.
Yes. Generally, the fees paid to the executor for handling the estate are set forth in the probate code in each jurisdiction.Yes. Generally, the fees paid to the executor for handling the estate are set forth in the probate code in each jurisdiction.Yes. Generally, the fees paid to the executor for handling the estate are set forth in the probate code in each jurisdiction.Yes. Generally, the fees paid to the executor for handling the estate are set forth in the probate code in each jurisdiction.
You should seek official legal advice, but the online consensus seems to be that the 2nd person in line to be executor becomes in charge of the estate.
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.
File a motion with the probate court asking the court to compel the executor to complete the probating of the estate.File a motion with the probate court asking the court to compel the executor to complete the probating of the estate.File a motion with the probate court asking the court to compel the executor to complete the probating of the estate.File a motion with the probate court asking the court to compel the executor to complete the probating of the estate.
You need a Letter of Authority from the probate court to act as the executor of an estate.
You would not be an executor. You would be an administrator. You file an application with the probate court in your jurisdiction to be appointed the administrator of the estate.
No one, unless some malpractice is discovered on the part of the executor after the estate is closed and sues the executor. Once the estate is distributed and a final account is filed and approved the executor is discharged and the estate is closed. After that, the executor has no authority.