I,ve been appointed executer of my fathers estate in Scotland. What does this involve?
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It means it is your duty to (a) preserve your father's estate entire and intact until the terms of his will can be enacted.\n(b) enact the terms of your father's will.
709007
You should be able to look this up in the NSW probate code or by contacting the probate court.
146210
See a lawyer.  I believe the executor has the right to liquidate assets in order to pay outstanding debts or other bills against the estate and this must be done before anything remaining is distributed to the heirs.
768460
State procedures vary, but in  general the will must be admitted to probate; the court will have to issue some type of order that you are in fact the owner; the order & death cert. will have to be recorded in the public records.  You will also have to submit and/or record some clearance from the court or your states' tax collector, and/or the IRS that there are no estate taxes due.\n\nBring the will to a local attorney.
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Try going to your local lawschool/lawlibrary.  They may have forms for pro se (do it yourself) patrons.  Sounds like a joint tenancy with the right of survivorship.\n\nOf course, if you want to be on the safe side - you should get an attorney to handle it.  The cost may outweigh the potential problems that can pop up if the deed is improperly executed.
427136
Although it is entirely possible that information such as this CAN end up somewhere on the Internet, it is not a matter of public record. If your father had a Will then he would have appointed an Executor/Executrix to handle the dissolution of the estate and have the Will carried out as it was intended. If he died Intestate (without a Will) then it will be the courts (State or Provincial) who will act as the Executor and will settle all debts of the estate and pay out proceeds to beneficiaries based on a formula. Who is included to receive payouts (if any) depends on what jurisdiction your father was living in.\n\nSo the long and short of it is you are not getting the info on the net. Go and discuss it with the Executor of the estate and there may be some disclosure to beneficiares before the estate is settled. Usually, a meeting is called including the Executor, legal counsel, and all beneficiaries to discuss the impending dissolution of the estate.\n\nI hope this helps. And, I'm sorry for your loss.
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To see that ALL of the will's directions are followed. You will also have to dispose(sell)  or distribute any worldy goods of the departed one. Also, you will need to see that all the bills of the departed one are paid. The money comes from liquidating assets of the departed one.  You need to take the will to probate and they will direct you in the legal matters.  In our state you can claim 2.5% of all assets for the duties you have performed. This is optional.  I was executrix of my fathers will and did not take the 2.5%. I just divided everything equally amongst me and my siblings after paying dad's bills (including the funeral). Your state might have slightly different laws so check with probate.  I am in Georgia.     m
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If your father has been declared mentally incompetent to handle his personal affairs, the court that declared him incompetent will now authorize someone to act legally on his behalf.  Who in your family or perhaps a court appointed attorney has been appointed to handle his affairs. \n\nWhat ever court declared him incompetent will be able to tell you who is assigned to conduct his business. Court records are public property so if you know which court declared him incompetent you can request a copy if the court order to see who has been appointed bis guardian.\n\nIf you are not that person, and from you asking the question, there is nothing that you an do about the situation.\n\nI hope this has helped you in some way, good luck
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you are there only to execute the wishes of your mother.  that's it.  you are entitled to a fee for your services.  beyond that, you have NO control.\n\nsure, your brother has the right to receive whatever has been laid out for him.  as for the papers, if he challenges you and lawyers get involved, you for sure will be showing him the papers.
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The distribution of his estate will be determined by his will or trust.  You need to request that your father make a new one.  If his present will names his wife (your mom) as beneficiary, then he needs to re-do it......Tell him you don't care how he distributes is real assests in his will or trust,  just make sure he has one...a current one!!!! \n\n My dad made a will  10 years before he died.  His wish was that his wife (not my mom) receive the house/.farm, which he figured at the time, was 40% of his estate, and his stocks would be divided among his four children, 15% each.  During those 10 years, he became ill, and she quit her job to care for him. (she was 30 years his junior). He never changed his will, which was fine with me..... she was the only woman who ever loved him for who he was rather than for the amount of $$ he could make (he was a doc).  But, during those 10 years, all of his stocks had to be sold to support them and his illness.  The estate was then thrown into court.  I came to her side to try to get it so that the house/farm would still be hers.  My siblings, (being the reptiles that they were) wanted her thrown out of the house immediately.  Over a year later, I got it settled that she could stay in the house (actually, it was a large farm) as long as she wished, and when she wished to sell, the 60-40 split would be made then and only then.  My dad had independently signed the house over to her 2 years before he died, but they got it denied in court!!!!!!  It was messy.  Wills are sort of complicated.  Your dad needs to see an attorney.  Short of that, he can write out a will IN HIS OWN HAND, rejecting the will or trust he has now, if he has one......  how he would want his estate divided should he drop dead tomorrow.  He then needs to have a couple of friends of his sign each page and date each page, and put it in a safe deposit box.  You don't need to know what it contains, only that it exists.  This will hold up in court.  However, a planned estate (now called a trust) works better.  We are all very good at denying our mortality... wills and the like are "ded stuff" and we all hate to think of that.....\n\nNow for a real twist::::::::::  My ex and I divorced, no children, and our wills were 20 years old.  We did the divorce ourselves, nothing was listed to be divided, got papers off the internet, everything blank, filed, and we were granted a divorce.  But we continued to hold things jointly -- joint checking accounts, joint savings, joint investments, each the beneficiary on our IRAs, I remained the beneficiary to his insurance policy, he paid for the care and boarding of my horse in California, I moved to another state..... etc. Again, none of this was written out or filled in on the divorce papers...... Our 20 year old wills were made when we were flying all over Africa in the late 1980's and figured we'd both die in a plane crash in Kenya somewhere.  So, we left it all to 4 charities.  We did not revise our wills after our divorce....(mistake) we made our estate together, who but the other deserved it more should one of us die, right????  Besides, most everything was joint, anyway, right????  Between the granting of our divorce, August "04 and the time he was killed in an accident, July '05 he did take out a few things  (big investments) in his name only.  Even he thought my name was on them!!!!! In California, joint tenancy and beneficiary status FAIL, read again FAIL with divorce..... unless me, as the surviving ex can prove "beyond all reasonable doubt" that the decedent would have wished joint tenancy and beneficiary status to remain.  I did have that proof, but it took a year, and $20,000 of attorney fees and a mediation session  to prove it.  Those 4 charities froze ALL of my assets, and his too!!!!  Charities, for christ sake!!!!  In the end, against what he really wanted, they got everything that was in his name alone, and cut into some of the th
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The answer depends upon the state where the parents had their domicile at the time of their deaths. Where did they live? Intestate (without a will) estates are the subject of state laws, so there are in fact, 50 different answers to your question. In some states it is rather simple and inexpensive to resolve such a matter, and in other states it is unfortunately not so. I would suggest going to a nearby law library (such as at a law school or in a county courthouse) where you can probably find information that would help. And no, it's not rocket science. With a few minutes time you would be able to read and understand some of the basics of whatever state you're in. You could also probably get some of the basic information from the local clerk of court.
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I would Report him to the bar in the state he does business. That will get his attention. Ask the the bar asc. How long it takes to close an estate in their state and ask for their guidance.
612082
He should have designated someone as the executor of his will. Maybe a close friend? If there is anything for you in the will, you will find out soon enough, as you have to be notified. I am so terribly sorry for your loss, and if it makes you feel better, sneak around and do what you have to do to obtain what is rightfully yours. Fight fire with fire, I say.
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Check with Probate Court in your county, the will should have been probated, and the information will be on file there.
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The executor of her estate will have the power after she dies, as far as I know.  But I am honestly not totally certain.  Good luck!
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No, I believe that your father is worrying unnecessarily.  I think that what has happened technically, from what you say, is that you are tenants in common with your father, having been left your mother's share of the property in trust.  It does not make any difference to your father's position, but I do think that you should take legal advice, as you may be faced with a nasty bill for inheritance tax.  The following link will give you a helpline.  It's worth a phone call to check up on this.  Under the present law, if your mother's half of the property is worth less than £275,000 then no tax will be due. When your father dies (which I hope will not be for a long time to come, by which time the law may have been changed), his half may also be below the threshold, so again would miss IHT. \n\n\nhttp://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:6NomUA1DMqIJ:www.hmrc.gov.uk/cto/glossary.htm+probate+tenants+in+common+inheritance+tax&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1
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It would be a very good idea to get hold of one of a simple guide on being an executor.  These are readily available in good book shops.\n\nThis is what you need to do as executor.\n\n1.Make sure you get plenty of copies of  the death certificate - 15 is a good working number.  You will have to show copies to banks, building societies, companies with which the deceased held shares...it goes on and on.  Many organisations will need sight of an original Death Certificate before releasing funds. Copies obtained from the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages are regarded as 'originals' as opposed to a photocopy of the certificate.  \n  \n2.. Apply for a Grant of Probate via the nearest Probate Registry.  You may well have done this already. \n\n3.  Arrange to open a  Personal Representative's bank account. This will be used for paying in money due to the estate and any loan arranged to pay an Inheritance Tax bill and/or probate fees. This could easily be a major item if you are dealing with property. Eventually it will be used for paying out bequests under the will.  Warning: after twelve months the bank will start charging monthly fees.\n\n4. Inform all relevant persons and organisations - banks, building societies, life assurance companies, employers, local authorities, Inland Revenue, benefit agencies etc. \n\n5. Arrange for a valuation of the Estate. This will include the property, together with its contents, other personal effects, investments in savings plans, stocks and shares, life policies, building societies etc. Draw up a detailed  list of all the Testator's assets. \n\n6. Draw up a list of debts that must be paid from the proceeds of the Estate. These will include mortgages, any income and capital gains taxes, bills, credit cards, loans and overdrafts. \n\n7. Complete the forms required by the Inland Revenue Capital Taxes Office so that it can be established whether any Inheritance Tax is due.\n\n8. Complete the probate forms and send or take them to the Probate Office along with the original Will, the death certificate and the Inland Revenue account.\n\n9. Provided that the case is fairly straightforward, an appointment will be made for the personal representative to 'swear the papers' within about 5 - 6 weeks of receipt at the Probate Office \n\n10. When Inheritance Tax is due the Executor's account of the Estate is passed to the Inland Revenue and the Grant of Probate cannot be issued until the tax is paid. There will be circumstances where part of the Estate has to be sold to pay Inheritance Tax and if this is the case banks can arrange loan facilities to pay the tax straight away. \n\n11. Copies of the Grant of Probate should be sent to everyone who owes money to the Estate. You now as Executor have a legal authority to pursue any debts owing to the Estate. \n\n12. When the Grant of Probate is received, the Estate can be divided according to the terms of the Will. The Executor must prepare and sign accounts showing who has received what from the distribution. They must be able to show that they acted in accordance with the terms of the  Will in case there is any dissent from the family of the deceased. \n\n13. All papers, including the Grant of Probate and the accounts must be stored safely for a period of 12 years.\n\n\nAs you can see, it all takes quite a long time and you will certainly need to instruct a solicitor for the conveyancing.