Imagine this scenario: Christine is in her 70s and needs to revise her will. The last time she looked at the document, her husband was still alive and their three children were toddlers. A lot has ...

The executor of an estate is someone who wraps up a deceased individual’s financial affairs. If the deceased has a will, the will usually names a close relative, friend, accountant, attorney or ...

My father passed away in New York about six months ago; my mother died before him. My brother and I are named as co-executors in his will. I haven’t spoken to my brother in about 10 years. Our father ...

Petitioner, as sole beneficiary under the will of Lois Block, petitioned for an order directing to account her co-executor (the fiduciary), who is also the attorney who drafted the decedent's will.

The court reversed a probate court order that reinstated a son as co-executor of his father's estate after he had earlier renounced the role in writing. The decedent, Emory Travis, left his house to ...

Q: Is it legal for my parents to appoint me co-executor of their estate, along with my sister, without asking me first if I was OK with this, and keeping me as co-executor after I told them I do not ...