A friend died recently. He had no children and did not own much property. He did have a Will, though, leaving everything to his long-time partner and naming her the Executrix (female Executor) of his ...

Administering an estate, especially one with more than just your basic assets, such as a home, and a couple joint bank accounts, can be very complicated. On a basic level, an executor must produce an ...

You could have been named executor in a will or you could be a prospective buyer of what has been a family residence. From the perspective of an executor/executrix, selling the family house can be one ...

Sometimes clients suggest ideas that lend themselves easily to columns. This column resulted from a comment by a client who had been asked by a relative if he would be willing to serve as executor of ...

In Suday v. Suday, a trial court denied an executrix’s challenge to its jurisdiction with regard to her mother’s estate. No. 04-23-00836-CV, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 6953 (Tex. App.—San Antonio September ...

Q: My uncle died, and the executor is supposed to make a distribution of cash to me. I received a receipt and release form from the executor, and it asks me to sign it before I get my money. Does this ...

A Cumberland County judge was right to slap a nearly $392,000 penalty on an ousted executrix who was found to have mismanaged her ex-mother-in-law's estate, a state appeals court has ruled. Claims by ...

If you’re the executor or executrix of a loved one’s estate, you may have to make an important decision about how that person’s final medical bills are handled for federal tax purposes. By definition, ...

Dear Abby: My wife is concerned about potential problems with her older sister. In January, they lost their father. Their mother is still alive. Her sister is executrix of the estate. She has told my ...