What are the executor or personal representatives duties and obligations?
The representative is charged with following state law in wrapping-up the decedent’s affairs. This includes: • Giving the proper notices to the proper parties • Collecting all the decedent’s property • Receiving claims against the estate • Paying just claims and disputing others • Distributing the estate property according to the will or state law Along the way there may be other necessary actions, like selling estate property to cover debts or allow for proper distribution. Return to index . . .
• A: The representative is charged with following state law in wrapping-up the decedent’s affairs. This includes: • Giving the proper notices to the proper parties • Collecting all the decedent’s property • Receiving claims against the estate • Paying just claims and disputing others • Distributing the estate property according to the will or state law Along the way there may be other necessary actions, like selling estate property to cover debts or allow for proper distribution.
