Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Minnesota

Re: Executrix

The responsibility of the executrix of a Will is to probate the Will, marshall the assets (locate, evaluate and reduce the assets to her possession), verify and pay all outstanding bills, defend any claims, file any final tax returns due, including possible estate or inheritance tax returns, and, ultimately, to distribute any remaining assets to the persons named in the Will. It sounds like this executrix has discovered there are claims to be defended or bills to pay, and there may be insufficient assets to cover all of the debts. Thus, there may be more work than anticipated and not enough money to cover the costs, bills and fees, so she has decided to abdicate and turn the estate over to someone else to handle. Unless there are more or different facts, all I can suggest is to pursue your claims against the estate. Eventually, if necessary, the court will appoint someone to handle this. You do not state any information about the size of the estate, its components, the actual debts, etc. You may not know any of this information, but it could be made available to you as part of your suit. I do not see how you can be held responsible for any non-marital obligations.