Losing a loved one is never easy — and if you’ve been named executor of their will, you’re also stepping into a big responsibility. On top of your grief, you’re now in charge of managing their estate, ...

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 ...

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The executor of an estate is the person tasked with tying up a deceased person’s affairs. Often, the duty falls to a spouse or another family member but can also be an attorney, an accountant or ...

Learn the most common reasons probate gets delayed in Illinois — and how to avoid them. Stay on track with these tips.

My last Money for Life column (Sept. 14) began to answer a reader’s question about how to choose an executor in her legal will. There’s a lot to think about when picking the right person, and now I ...

Q: My mother died in January 2023. My sister is the executor of her estate. When I enquire about what is going on with the probate, she gets hostile and says it's in probate court and she's waiting to ...

In Gaddy v. Fenenbock (In re Est. of Fenenbock), a probate court entered an order directing the independent executor of an estate to make a partial distribution of assets from the residuary clause in ...

Stephen Gold is a retired judge and author, who recently wound up his beloved late aunt's estate. In a series exposing the ordeal of being an executor, he explained last time how to force vital ...