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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. If you die in some states and your son is appointed to handle your estate, he is the “executor.” If it’s your daughter ...

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 ...

I have found myself in quite a doozy as I have power of attorney for a 90-year-old aunt with no lineal descendants — meaning she has no children — and a deceased husband. Eventually, I will become the ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She ...