What is the average time to settle an estate?

Inheritance Funding reports the average estate settlement takes 6-12 months, but debts and disputes can extend the process to ...
Black Enterprise

Here’s What You Need To Know As Executor Of An Estate

Following the death of a loved one, there may be fear and uncertainty about what to expect. However, needs must be attended to on behalf of the deceased. Specifically, an estate executor must be ...
KHON2

Named executor of parent’s estate, now what?

Rhonda Griswold, a Cades Schutte law firm partner, joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss your fiduciary duties as an Executor or Trustee, things you need to do, notice and accounting ...
JD Supra

The Executors’ Duty to Timely Administer an Estate - When Do I Get My Distribution?

As a beneficiary of an estate, you may be expecting to receive your inheritance in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, the process to properly administer an estate prior to distributions being made by an ...
Wall Street Journal

What You Should Know Before Naming or Being an Estate Executor

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. J.R. Whalen: Here's Your Money Briefing for Wednesday, July 3rd. I'm J.R. Whalen ...
JD Supra

The Fiduciary Duties of an Executor of An Estate in Virginia

Executors and administrators of estates in Virginia must swear an oath before the probate clerk that they will “faithfully perform the duties of [their] office to the best of [their] judgment.” These ...