Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Massachusetts
My father recently passed away. His wife has spoke with the company holding his Life Insurance Policy and his retirement. They have told me that his wife will be receiving the paperwork within 3-5 weeks. His wife has also spoke with the attorney who is holding his will and she told us that she had to obtain a $2500 retainer. By doing so, did she in fact personally hire the attorney for her own personal services or is that a standard for something else? I'm concerned here because if I had not called to find out about his Life Insurance/Retirement myself, I would not have known that his wife had already requested the information. We are on very good terms, but I just don't want to be blindsided.
2 Answers from Attorneys
So far you have described nothing odd about this.
I agree that you haven't described anything out of the ordinary or sinister. To answer one of your specific questions, the executor has his or her own attorney to assist with the administration of his duties. The attorney for the executor is not, per se, the attorney for the estate.
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