As the estate administrator, you know that it’s your job to pass the assets out to the heirs. The will is your guidebook that tells you how this is supposed to be done. You have to follow the instructions laid out for you by the person who died. Say that estate plan...
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When heirs or beneficiaries are minors, you need a guardian ad litem
When a parent dies, leaving minor children as survivors, the minor children have inheritance rights. Whether the minor children inherit under a will or they inherit as intestate heirs, their rights must be represented in the probate process. Because children cannot...
Skills and traits you need as an executor
Your elderly relative named you as the executor of their will. Now they are dead, you’re keen to carry out this task to the best of your abilities, but you’re not quite sure what being an executor entails. To carry out this assignment effectively, you’re going to need...