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 ...

Probate Initiation: An interested party, often a family member or creditor, petitions the probate court to open an intestate estate. Appointment of Administrator: The court appoints an administrator ...

Rhonda Griswold, a Cades Schutte law firm partner, joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss your fiduciary duties as an Executor or Trustee, things you need to do, notice and accounting ...

Selecting an executor for your estate is one of the most crucial decisions in the estate planning process. The executor will be responsible for managing your assets, ensuring that your wishes are ...

Executors have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the estate and its beneficiaries. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

Often, being named as an executor happens while you’re still answering condolence messages and planning a funeral. Someone you loved has died, and overnight you become the person everyone expects to ...