Personal representatives are tasked with managing estates when people die, either according to the terms of their will or the state laws that govern certain successions. An executor is a type of ...

Q: What does Indiana law say about compensation for the time an executor spends settling an estate? Is there a dollar amount per hour? A: This is a really good question. How much should a personal ...

Q: I don’t have any immediate family that I can name as executor of my will. How complicated is it to name someone executor if they aren’t a family member? Could I name a bank instead? A: One of the ...

The death of a family member, even a distant one, can be emotionally difficult. But if your relative has named you executor, you have extra weight on your shoulders. Being executor — also called a ...

Q. I have a power of attorney for my mother who just died. I went to the bank so I could use money in her account to pay the funeral and other bills, and they wouldn’t even talk to me even though I ...