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what happens when executor doesn't probate a will and takes the money?
It would be theft or fraud.
What happens when executor steals money and forges documents?
The executor should be reported to the attorney who is handling the estate and the court immediately. What you have described is criminal behavior and the executor should be prosecuted.
What happens if an executor spends money that has been left to others and he wants them not to have any?
An executor who spends money improperly can be sued to have him return the money, pay for interest lost on the mispent money, forfeit his commissions and perhaps be removed as executor. These are civil actions to be brought in probate court mostly. He may also be charged with criminal theft .
Can an executor spend money from the estate to alter a house before he releases it to the beneficiaries?
An executor is charged with acting in the best interests of the deceased and adhere to the stipulations of the will. An executor may acquire money from the estate if: 1. there are specific stipulations in the will that the executor is entitled to funds as compensation for their efforts. 2. The executor is a named beneficiary of the will, a situation that often happens with couples.
What happens if executor is gravely sick?
what hanned if the executor of wil is sick
What happens when the executor spends the estates money and does not pay bills?
They have breached their fiduciary duty. They can be held liable and prosecuted for theft.
What happens when a person dies and is owed money by a relative?
If the debt is evidenced in writing it is the obligation of the executor to collect the debt owed to the estate.
What happens if the executor listed in the will can not be found?
The court will appoint an executor. That is often an attorney or a bank.
What happens when there is no Will or Executor or administrator?
The court will appoint an executor and the estate will be subject to the intestate laws of the jurisdiction.
Are executor fees taxable income if the deceased was a family member and the executor was also a beneficary?
There is a distinction between money the executor receives as compensation for administering the estate and money the executor receives as an inheritance. The fees are taxable income, the inheritance is not.
What happens if the executor of an estate refuses their position and makes the next of kin executor?
Happens all the time. No big deal. The executor, whomever it is, fulfills the duties are required by law. And if no one 'wants' to be the executor, the court will appoint someone to do it, usually an attorney or a bank.
What happens if the executor of a will dies and will is not updated to reflect this change and the husband of the couple making the will dies?
If the named executor has died then the court will appoint an executor. An interested party can petition to be appointed executor.
