Choosing a competent and qualified executor of your estate is an essential part of estate planning. This person must fit the criteria under state law and be willing to perform their duties. However, it is possible that a person that you nominate in your Will to administer your estate will not want to serve in that role. Unfortunately, their refusal…

You’ve gone through the estate planning process with an estate planning lawyer. You have a last will and testament in place, and your primary pick for an executor is the perfect person for the role. But then the unthinkable happens. Your first choice passes away (or becomes incapacitated). What not? What should you do if your executor dies? Well, that depends.…