20. December 2007: Accountability of Personal Representative / Executor

Persons to whom money or property are transferred via a will / trust often wonder how to hold the executor accountable. Sometimes it may be the case that a relative, who is the executor of a deceased family member's will / trust, withholds or delays distribution of money or property. The executor may also fail to reply to inquiries or provide written documentation as to the status of the estate. The beneficiaries may lose confidence in the executor and wonder what can be done.

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