Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Illinois

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Can charges be brought against someone who is executor of an estate and spent the money and did not give it to a beneficiary.


Asked on 2/05/09, 3:57 pm

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John Steele Steele Law Firm

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Yes.

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Answered on 2/05/09, 4:09 pm
Gregory Turza Law Offices of Gregory P Turza

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Possibly. It depends on what he spent it on. The tenor of your note implies he helped himself to the money in which case it would be a serious breach of his fiduciary duty.

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Answered on 2/05/09, 5:28 pm


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