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Being the executor of an estate is not a task to take lightly. An executor is the person responsible for managing the administration of a deceased individual's estate.

In some instances, AI-generated content may be a helpful tool for friends and family members struggling with the emotional process of creating an obituary, but AI also presents some peculiar and even disturbing problems.

An executor is the person responsible for managing the administration of a deceased person's estate.  One of an executor's main jobs is to pay people or institutions to whom the estate owes money, called the estate's creditors.

My father made my younger sister a power of attorney before passing. He had a will. My sister and I are not speaking, and I was wondering: Am I allowed to see a copy of that will? I know that...

A letter of instruction can guide your heirs if you die or become incapacitated. There is a great deal of information that your heirs should know that doesn't necessarily fit into your estate planning documents.

Many power of attorney forms allow for a variety of options in designating who may act as your agent. Depending on the rules of your state, this can be one person or more than one person.

The executor, administrator, or next-of-kin should notify the SSA by calling the 800 number for the state in which the deceased resided. In most cases, the estate must pay back the last payment received.

My husband is the executor of the will of a recently deceased person.  The decedent had no money or anything of value, and the deed to the house passed through right of survivorship. What do we need to do other...

People create wills to establish what happens to their money and assets when they pass away. In these documents, they can name beneficiaries - individuals who will receive those assets upon the person's death.