If you are a client’s trusted adviser and you are asked to act as executor for your client, should you take on the role? While the request can be seen as an honour and validation of the trust placed ...

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There are ‘great and many’ misunderstandings related to the role and liabilities of a non-professional executor, according to Equity Trustees. Most Australians are ‘comfortable’ appointing a ...

While you may intend it as a gesture of trust or love, naming a friend or relative as executor of your estate has serious implications. The duties of an executor are formidable — onerous, actually — ...

When someone passes away, it’s up to their executor to handle the probate process. But what happens if the executor of a will dies? While that’s a rarity, it can create complications as someone else ...

Before delving into the intricacies of combining roles, let's grasp the distinction between beneficiaries and executors. The executor takes on the crucial task of orchestrating and overseeing your ...

A Will, is an instrument by which the Testator (person preparing the Will) expresses his desire and wishes for distribution of his estate upon his demise. It is a legal declaration of the intention of ...