You may feel overwhelmed and even resentful. You can even refuse to take on the role, but if your relative named you because ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a lawyer specializing in elder law and special needs. If you have been named the executor of a deceased person's estate, you ...

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For an estate plan to be complete and successful, vital information must be provided to the people who will implement it.

Jeffrey Epstein's wills named figures like Larry Summers and Jes Staley as possible executors, DOJ files show.

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Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was designated as a successor executor in convicted sex offender Jeffrey E.

Consider the hypothetical case of Jessica from Minneapolis, whose father died four years ago. She was entitled to a ...

The world-famous economist has stepped back from public life in recent weeks in the wake of new revelations about the extent of his relationship with Epstein.