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To avoid personal liability for business endeavors, it would be helpful to discuss incorporation with an attorney in your jurisdiction. Incorporating your business, such as filing as an (LLC) Limited Liability Company or S-corporation can provide your business with a 'corporate veil' in which the business owners' individual assets can be protected from liabilities incurred in the scope of business activities. If you are currently operating as a sole proprietor, personal assets are in jeopardy...
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The executor of a will is charged with the fiduciary duty of working alongside professionals or to independently administer the probate of your will if necessary. The executor generally assists a professional in locating and organizing assets of the deceased as well as locating potential creditors of the estate. The executor ultimately will be signing necessary court documents giving proper notice to heirs of the estate as well as creditors. The executor will be distributing assets of the...
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The probate process itself is set up for the purpose of allocating an estate's assets between creditors of the estate and beneficiaries of the estate. Therefore, the executor of the estate has fiduciary duties to assist professionals such as attorneys and accounts to locate and preserve assets of the estate for the benefit of heirs. The executor has the duty to work alongside professionals during probate to ascertain which creditor claims are valid and which should be paid from pooled estate...
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