Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Admitted NY Bar and US Tax Court, covers US international tax law. Serving as the executor of an estate is not just an ...
Executors across the United States regularly discover that managing a parent’s estate creates emotional crosscurrents that have little to do with legal paperwork. Even in families without ...
'The attorney for my late father stated that all beneficiaries needed to wait 10 months before disbursements from the sale of the home could be released' "The executor has failed to finalize my father ...
Estate law often collides with tech privacy rules, leaving families locked out of email, photos, and online accounts.
'My brother retains the money awarded to my father to this day. My mom is still alive.' "In New York state, shouldn't the money be transferred over to my mom, since she was the sole heir in his will?" ...
Prior to the distribution of an estate by an executor to its beneficiaries, an executor must prepare an accounting which outlines the assets of an estate, its liabilities, and the expenses paid by an ...