An executor is the legal personal representative of the deceased person’s estate. The executor has the opportunity to decline his/her role.
Estate administrators need to determine the actual value of the estate as a whole in order to complete the probate process. In California Probate Referees are appointed for property appraisals.
Often we’re asked if we can make the executor of the trust give someone a copy of the trust. Getting familiar with the language for Probate helps!
California probate accountings require the inclusion of various schedules. View here for more from a Riverside probate attorney.
Estate executors can be removed if they fail to properly fulfill their duties. View this page for more information from a California estate litigation attorney.
San Diego probate and trust administration lawyer Scott Grossman explains how to notify creditors under the California probate code and handle their claims.
Some estates have two individuals serving as co-executors. When co-executors disagree, there are certain potential outcomes for what may happen.
An executor is the person in charge of administering a decedent’s probate estate. When there are co-executors named, those responsibilities are magnified.
During the administration of an estate in California, assets may be divided between a trust and the decedent’s probate estate. Assets held in the trust will be overseen by the trustee appointed in that document.