Personal representatives are tasked with managing estates when people die, either according to the terms of their will or the state laws that govern certain successions. An executor is a type of ...

A will is an effective way for one to ensure that his property is transferred according to his wishes upon death. A person who makes a will is called a testator. Those who inherit under a will are ...

If you have been named the executor of an estate, you have a legal responsibility to wrap up its affairs, arrange for the payment of any income and estate taxes, and distribute the assets of the ...

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