executor

Even when there are direct heirs involved, they might not be up to the arduous administrative task of being a trustee or executor after the death of the principal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

My brother-in-law, who was the executor of the estate, objected; he said, “I’m not going to let anyone profit from mom’s death.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The battles fought between surviving friends—in this case Wilde’s literary executor, Robert Ross, and Wilde’s onetime boyfriend, Alfred “Bosie” Douglas—are more partisan, the enmities more acrimonious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Choose an executor: This is the person who will make sure your wishes are carried out.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“I’m the executor of Mr. George Harris’s will.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Given the complexity and time involved, executors can bill the estate for their time and effort, as long as they follow the state laws, court rules and instructions in the will.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

There is also dispute between law firms as to whether to back Harrods’s push to replace the executors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Harrods and the estate executors seem to be acting like this is a game of who can outmaneuver who, all behind closed doors,” Spong said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

“AI factories are relatively new and evolving and require significant learning along the way. The beneficiaries will be the top executors, from infrastructure players to bare metal powered shell and neo-cloud operators,” he writes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Because relatives were sometimes impossible to locate, the committee began to administer the estates of the deceased who had no legal heirs or executors available.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy