When you create an estate plan, you are selecting people whom you trust to perform various jobs for you and your beneficiaries. You may be selecting an agent to act as your Power of Attorney. You may select a medical decision-maker in case you become mentally incapacitated. You may have a Trust and select the Trustee who will manage the money for the beneficiaries. And you may be selecting an Executor who will handle your estate after you pass away People often feel that being named as Executor is a big honor. Disputes have erupted within families when one child rather than another was named as Executor. Sometimes the person who was named as Executor wants the power and control that come along with the title of Executor, but ignores the responsibilities that come with it. Other times, the Executor has financial troubles of their own, starts “borrowing” funds from the estate, and just lets the estate lie around for years without paying…
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