When someone dies, the executor, whose job is to probate the decedent's estate, is entitled to a fee for his or her services. The question is, How much? The answer depends on where the decedent's ...

It’s hard to find good help, especially when you’re dead. Choosing an estate’s executor, the person who carries out the terms of a will, is a fraught decision, and whether you tap a friend, family ...

Probate is the legal process through which a deceased person's estate is managed and distributed. When someone passes away, their assets, which include properties, possessions, and finances, are not ...

A. It seems you’re trying to determine how the executor fee, also called the corpus commission, is set. In New Jersey, the fee is 5% of the first $200,000 of assets taken in by the executor, 3.5% of ...

Q. Our mom passed away, leaving her house to A. She left all her other assets to B, C and D. The house is appraised at $400,000. The total value of the other assets is also $400,000. All the ...

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 ...

What rules to follow - and exceptions, too - for an executor's fee. (pippalou/morguefile.com) Q. My father-in-law passed away three years ago. In his will, he left everything to his two kids. The will ...

The beneficiary: “Paul” is an 85-year-old remarried widower in Northern Ontario with kids and grandkids. Honest, trustworthy ...

Question: I was wondering if there is a set percentage fee for being the executor of an estate in Massachusetts? I have been handling my mother’s estate for almost a year and it has been extremely ...