Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Massachusetts

Re: Executor Duties

If an executor has been appointed, he is supposed to pay all expenses of the estate from the estate assets. There may be instances where he may not be able to access certain funds for whatever reason, and so may request that you or someone else pay for certain expenses initially with the idea that you will be reimbursed after the funds are accessed.

If the estate does not have enough assets to pay its expenses, the estate is insolvent and there is a process for getting expenses paid in a certain order. If this is the case, you are not responsible to pay expenses that are not your own.

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