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No, the executor works for the estate. The estate will pay the executor a reasonable fee. The beneficiary has limited direction that they can give the executor.
The executor had no idea how much work was required in settling an estate.
Unless specified otherwise in the will, an executor is entitled to compensation for their work. Anything they inherit is a separate accounting.
Your are entitled to reasonable compensation for the work that you did. The accounting should be submitted to the court with the change papers.
The executor is responsible for the assets of the estate. That would include taking care of the property taxes, upkeep and maintenance. The executor is not personally responsible for the bills, the estate is.
The executor of the estate is responsible for fulfillinlg the requirements of their position. They are not required to do all the work themselves. If it is reasonable to hire someone else to do the work, it is acceptable.
Yes. There is a lot of work and responsibility involved in being the executor of an estate. The one sibling/beneficiary who is appointed should not be reqired to work for the other beneficiary for free. In some cases the executor may not charge the statutory fee, however, they should not be expected to work for free. The executor fee should be paid from the estate. If one of two sibling is inheriting real estate then they should make a cash contribution equal to one-half of the executor's fee.
It depends on the laws of the particular state where the will is being executed concerning the executor.
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.
The living trust has a trustee, not an executor. The will is a separate process and you would be the executor.
If he died before his stepfather, he will not receive anything. Whether his heirs get anything will be determined by the stepfather's will and executor and will not affect your work.
Of course you should bring the matter to the attention of the court. However, the court may consider the person who did the work for the executor a volunteer. The executor was the court appointed estate representative. The beneficiary should have stayed out of it. It brings to mind the Tom Sawyer story about painting the fence.