The lawyer serves as an advisor. They assist the executor with the handling of the estate. They can recommend people to value the estate as well as tax advice.
The executor is not personally responsible for the debt. That is the estates responsibility. The estate has to pay off the debts. If the estate cannot do so, they distribute as best they can. If the court approves the distribution, the debts are ended.
The executor can resign through the court and the court can appoint the attorney as the executor.The executor can resign through the court and the court can appoint the attorney as the executor.The executor can resign through the court and the court can appoint the attorney as the executor.The executor can resign through the court and the court can appoint the attorney as the executor.
The executor has no control over how the estate is divided. Each state has laws on how the property is divided when there is no will.
The executor of a will is the person responsible for making sure the wishes of the testator are carried out. They are responsible for paying off the debts and distributing the assets. They also have to pay taxes and file the appropriate reports with the probate court.
The executor can certainly protect the estate from unauthorized access. Changing the locks is one way of insuring that family members don't spirit out things, cause ill feelings and make it difficult.
The estate can sell the car to the executor. They will have to demonstrate to the court that they paid a fair market value for the vehicle. Essentially, the executor pays the estate for the car and the estate settles the car loan.
The executor has no power over anything not owned by the estate. However, they can sell anything in the estate necessary to pay off debts.
The executor has the responsibility to resolve the estate and settle debts regardless of what the next of kin want.
They are pretty much in charge of the estate. Only the court can over ride the executor.
That is the job of the executor. The sale of assets is one of the jobs.
The executor has no power over the beneficiaries. The executor is responsible to the probate court for the administration of the estate. They must make a full accounting to the court.
The court appoiunted executor has control over the estate in order to pay taxes and debts and distribute the remaining property according to the will. The estate does not become their own property unless they are the sole beneficiary.