Imagine this scenario: Christine is in her 70s and needs to revise her will. The last time she looked at the document, her husband was still alive and their three children were toddlers. A lot has ...

The role of an executor is to step into your shoes after your death to ensure that your assets are distributed in the best interests of your estate and those that you love. In this article, we unpack ...

With wills being written and reviewed as part of inheritance tax (IHT) and succession planning, it is vital to understand the ...

Q: Let’s say someone — we’ll call him “me” — has been named executor for an elderly friend, even after telling him I don’t want the job. He has no one else to give the position to, no relatives or ...

Q. I am one of three executors of an estate that’s approximately $3.24 million. We are trying to determine the commissions to take for 2022. The first commission is the income commission of 6%, to be ...

My father passed away in January 2022. In June 2022, my childhood home in New Jersey was sold and I was due to receive 20% of my father’s 50% stake in the home. My mother retained the other 50% as ...

The executor named in O.J. Simpson’s will has vowed he’ll fight to make sure the family of Ron Goldman, who were still owed millions at the time of the former athlete’s death, gets “nothing, zero” ...