Some people may feel guilty about taking money for serving as the executor of a will. This is understandable, as the people you’ll be working with will undoubtedly be grieving. (Indeed, you may be ...

Can the executor you appoint to administer your estate claim a fee? Back in July, I wrote about saving your loved ones the burden of being your executor by hiring a professional. I gave a long list of ...

My topic two weeks ago was how lucrative executor work can be. There’s another side to that coin. First, a reminder of why executor work can be lucrative. There’s no mention of executor fees in most ...

Johannesburg - The role of an estate executor has been largely misunderstood, according to Geraldine Macpherson, senior legal adviser at Liberty. While it is true that an executor is responsible for ...

Serving as the executor of a will can be a bigger time commitment than many people might expect. Not only do you need to oversee the transfer of assets to the proper beneficiaries, but you also need ...