It's an important question: Who can be trusted to take care of your estate when you're gone? When you pass away and your will is accepted for probate, your executor "steps into your shoes," meaning he ...

Q. If a spouse dies, you have to have the will probated with the county and you will receive short forms to take to banks. Does the state figure out the estate and sales tax from the information sent ...

Settling an estate can take months or years, depending on the amount of planning. Estate plans should include provisions making it easier on the executor. Taking steps to avoid probate and leaving ...

When an executor goes astray, who polices? Q: After someone dies, the process seems broad and timelines are undefined. To keep things on track, are there “executor police?” By that, I mean, do the ...

Naming an executor for your estate can be an emotionally trying process. Being named as an executor of an estate can be absolutely terrifying. Estate executors bear a considerable amount of ...

Next Avenue recently asked readers to tell us the estate planning questions they’d like us to answer. We’re now back with the experts’ views on the top question on your mind, plus — as a bonus — their ...

Averting a trial that would have opened a window into management of the complicated estate of Houston trial lawyer John M. O'Quinn, O'Quinn's foundation settled a lawsuit alleging executor T. Gerald ...

T. Gerald Treece, a longtime friend of the late John M. O'Quinn, has filed a petition to resign as executor of O'Quinn's estate after serving in that role since shortly after O'Quinn died in an ...

When you pass away and your will is accepted for probate, your executor "steps into your shoes," meaning he or she can perform all the legal tasks you used to do. This includes selling your property, ...