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 ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Q: What does Indiana law say about compensation for the time an executor spends settling an estate? Is there a dollar amount per hour? A: This is a really good question. How much should a personal ...

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy had established each other as the personal representatives of their estates before they were both found dead on Feb. 26 Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy's wills have ...

Advisers may stop being executors or personal representatives of estates for their clients if IHT is imposed on pensions, a panel of tax experts have warned.

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Q: My children all live out of state. Is it possible to name one of them executor even though they live in another state? Will there be any problems naming one of them as opposed to a friend who lives ...

Details of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa's wills reveal they each wanted to leave their estates to each other. In Hackman's will — obtained by USA TODAY from his probate case in Santa Fe, ...