On 8/11/2014 7:49 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/10/2014 5:11 PM, Cheryl wrote:

>> All of those things you helped your mom with are difficult to deal with,
>> and I'm sure it helped her a lot not to have to do it on her own. My mom
>> did some of that stuff on her own, but some of it was handled by a
>> living will both parents decided on about 10 years ago. The Living Will
>> was a challenge to execute though, even though everything was put into a
>> binder by the lawyers office. We worked on trying to finalize things
>> for her after my dad passed for what seemed like months. I think some of
>> the extra things like Verizon, getting it in her name, and even selling
>> his car were difficult to do without him.
>>
> There's a heck of a lot involved, that's for sure. I can't think of one
> good reason anyone would *want* to be the executor of an estate.

I was the executor for my father's estate, and though everything went
to my mother, there was some stock in his name. I refused to pay a
lawyer 10% of the value just to fill out some forms. In that state,
it's illegal for the people at the probate office to help you, but
with a wink and a nod, I got the form filled out properly and saved
my mother a few grand.

Of course, there was more work involved. It's a lot. No fun at all.
I can see why there's a provision for payment to the executor.

nancy