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Estate administrator shouldn't use wife as realtor

Posted on Mar 09, 2009

New York State's surrogate court told the public administrator that he shouldn't use his wife as the real estate agent for properties being sold by his office.  The surrogate court is New York's equivalent to California's probate court.  California executors would be wise to take a lesson from this story.  It is generally impermissible for an executor to hire a relative, and pay that relative, for services provided to the probate estate.  If you are an executor and believe that your relative is best suited to do something for the probate estate then have your attorney petitioned the court to allow you to higher your relative.  Do this before hiring your relative.  This will help you avoid problems when you tried to close the probate estate.

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