Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Georgia
responsiavbility of the executor
My wife being a beneficiary of
a will of her cousin who passed
away 12/30/05 and the lawyer handeling the probate is just
giving her the runaround and
dosent return phone calls - who
is more responsiabile, the lawyer or the executor. what would our next response be that
will move this along? thanks
Asked on 11/16/06, 11:23 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Cheryl Rivera Smith
The Smith Law Firm
Re: responsiavbility of the executor
Both the attorney and executor have the responsibility to see that probate is administered in a timely manner. If you think that they are not acting correctly, you can hire an attorney to ask that you be appointed to replace the present executor.
Answered on 11/17/06, 5:43 am