Dear Savvy Senior: My aunt recently asked me to be the executor of her will when she dies. I’m flattered that she asked, but I’m not sure what exactly the job entails. What can you tell me about this?

Dear Liz: A lifelong friend has made me executor of his will. He has one brother who is named in the will only to be told that he is not included. My friend’s estate is left to two other lifelong ...

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Q. My father died first, then my mother. They had identical wills, and my youngest brother was named executor, and I was the alternate. The will states that if the first executor cannot or will not ...

Imagine this scenario: Christine is in her 70s and needs to revise her will. The last time she looked at the document, her husband was still alive and their three children were toddlers. A lot has ...

If you've been named as executor of a will, make sure you do what you're supposed to do. People write last wills and testaments in order to make sure that their final wishes are respected after their ...

A last will and testament ensures your belongings are bequeathed to your family and your last earthly wishes are fulfilled after your death. But getting your affairs in order in the social media age ...

The death of a parent is psychologically and emotionally crippling enough — but it doesn’t always stop there. If you’re named as the executor of a parent’s will, much of your mourning period will be ...

A. You can select just about anyone to be your executor. The executor is responsible for paying last debts and creditors, filing tax returns and paying taxes and distributing the estate's assets in ...

Country songwriter Brett James executed a will two years before he and two family members died in a plane crash, court ...

Country singer Naomi Judd left control of an estimated $25 million estate to her husband, not mentioning her daughters by name, several media outlets are reporting. Judd died by suicide on April 30, ...