On 8/11/2014 11:38 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>
>> Sounds very unscrupulous. Mom's lawyer didn't charge an exhorbitant
>> amount for handling the probate. Then again, it didn't amount to much
>> work on his part. Her Will very clearly defined the division of monies
>> and property. All he had to do was file it with the court.
>
> Either your mother's estate was minimal/ very simple to administer, or
> the task of Executor is very different in the USA. Here, executing a
> will is lots more work than just "file the will with the court".
>
I was talking about her lawyer not charging a lot of money or having to
do much. Not about my role as executor. It took me a year to get
everything settled. I did the work.
> Here, as a minimum, the executor has to locate, notify, list and get
> professionally valued all the assets of the deceased, (everything from
> their home/car to their furniture, belongings, stocks, insurances, bank
> accounts etc) and also find, notify, and settle any debts/tax
> liabilities; set up a separate bank account into which financial assets
> are collected and from which to settle debts and taxes. If property is
> to be sold or passed on he is responsible for its care, insurance and
> maintenance meanwhile.
>
I did all that. Her LAWYER did not. Therefore he did not charge much,
nor did he assign himself executor.
Jill