The executor of an estate has many responsibilities to fulfill when the testator dies. One of those obligations is filing the will with the probate court. Another is contacting beneficiaries to notify them of the testator's passing. There's often a significant amount...
Estate Administration
Estate Planning vs. Estate Administration
What is the difference? Well, Estate Planning is done during your life in preparing for incapacity or death and to make sure that your wishes are carried out. Estate Administration is done after your pass away to make sure that the planning you did prior to death is...
What Do I Do When My Parents Die?
After several months of watching my Dad suffer…his suffering is over. He passed peacefully in his sleep. Now what? Just as soon as the death happens, you can almost immediately expect someone to ask the question of “are you opening an estate?” If you are unaware,...
The risks you incur by serving as estate executor
Serving as executor of an estate means dealing with a lot of stress and possibly winding up in a disagreement with your loved ones, all for very little compensation. In some cases, executors can also find themselves facing financial and legal consequences for the...