Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey

Re: disbursment of estate

This kind of dispute happens fairly often. When I handle one like this, I first contact the executor (or executor's lawyer if there is one) and I ask nicely for a listing of all items in the Estate, and a statement as to what the Executor has done with the items.

What happens after that depends on whether the Executor will cooperate and explain what the Executor has done.

If you need to, you can ask the Court to force the Executor to do this. That costs money, so you try at least at first to get her to cooperate.

I would be happy to assist you.

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Re: disbursment of estate

First, you should ask for an "informal" accounting. The executor will give you a listing of the income and expenses. If it appears correct, you should accept it.

If you disagree with the Informal Accounting, you can hire an attorney to force an accounting in court. The problem with a formal accounting is the estate will pay a lot of money to the Surrogate for fees as well as fees for the attorney for the estate. This route should only be taken if absolutely necessary because it is better to have money in your pocket than the court's.

I hope this helps!

Ron Cappuccio

www.SaveYourEstate.com