What Is My Role As An Executor/Administrator?

We are often asked: “I’ve been named as Executor in my mother’s Will.  What does an Executor of an estate do?” First, for terminology, an Executor in certain cases can be referred to as an Administrator, but the role is very similar so we’ll combine all the terms under Personal Representative, or “PR” for short.  The main responsibility of a PR is settling the estate of a decedent, but you may be wondering what it actually takes to settle an estate. Below is a brief synopsis of some key PR duties: (1)  Locate the Will. The most important document the […]