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Can you as co-executor be sued for the debt of your parent's foreclosed mortgage?
The estate is responsible for the debts of the decedent. The executor is not personally liable. If it is necessary to bring suit the executor's name will be recited as the respondent as the executor of the estate and not as an individual.
Can you leave anything to the executor of your will?
Yes, in many cases the executor is a family member and heir.
How about the family member don't want to sign off of executor fees?
Executor fees are set by law. The family does not have to sign off on them.
Can you hire an attorney to challenge an Executor's decision regarding the estate?
In the United States you can if the executor is not performing the functions of an executor properly. An executor can be sued to either remove him as executor, to surcharge him for losses he may have caused to the estate or to force him to do what he is supposed to, like transferring assets. If an executor causes monetary losses to the estate, he can be sued to make him reimburse the estate for the losses either from his own pocket or from his statutory commissions. All states in the US have statutes that govern the duties of executors and spell out the remedies beneficiaries and third parties have.
How do you change the executor of an estate after the death of the family member My brother is executor and wants nothing to do with estate. How can I become the executor?
The executor can file a resignation with the court and you would petition for appointment as the successor.
Is it common for the lawyer to be executor of a will?
It is often the attorney who is named executor of a will. This prevents the family from fighting over how things are done. Banks are another common executor.
Can a executor be beneficiary of a will and insurance policy of the decedent?
Yes, it is very common that a member of the family be named as executor.
Did Family Guy get sued by Apple?
No.
If there is no money to pay funeral costs in the estate who is responsible?
If there is no money to pay funeral costs in the estate the executor is not personally responsible. The estate can be sued to have any assets sold and the funeral home is paid first.
What if executor has died before applying for grant of probate?
If at the time of death of the testator the named executor is deceased the court will appoint a successor. Another family member can petition to be appointed the executor or the family can nominate a successor who must be appointed by the court.
What to do with deceased assets if no executor asigned?
The probate court will appoint an executor. It is often a family member or a neutral party.
What is the name of the person in charge of a family estate?
Executor
