The executor is responsible for the settling of the debts of the estate. They are to use the assets of the estate to do so. If there are not enough assets, the debtors don't get paid. Unless they have committed fraud, there is nothing to arrest them for.
Typically taxes are considered the first thing to be resolved. Then the fees to the executor. The debtors need to be paid out evenly with anything left.
It is the responsibility of the executor to notify all possible debtors and advertise for others.
It will depend on the estate. The executor is entitled to their fee by law, and that can take precedence over debtors.
The executor is not personally responsible for the debts. If the estate is not sufficient, the debtors will not get paid in full.
No, the executor still has to inform the debtors of the insolvency. And taxes still have to be filed and the court satisfied.
That is one of the primary purposes of creating an estate. The executor has to contact all known debtors and advertise for unknown debtors. There has to be a method for these debtors to contact the executor to place their claims.
The estate is responsible for paying all taxes. The executor is responsible for making sure that the estate does so.
Yes you could be arrested for not paying your apartment debt.
The executor is liable for any errors they make in paying debts or paying beneficiaries.
They may be able to contest the sale. However, the executor has the responsibility to settle all debts. The home may have to be sold to pay off the debtors.
Being the executor does not make you personally responsible. The estate has to pay any debts. If the estate cannot pay them, the debtors do not get paid.
The payment of the executor comes before the distribution. They have a claim against the estate and most courts allow them to collect even before debtors.