Q: CAN AN EXECUTOR OF AN ESTATE ASK FOR COMPENSATION FOR A NECESSARY TRAVEL EXPENSE?
I HAVE BEEN NAMED EXECUTOR OF AN ESTATE. I WAS REQUIRED TO TRAVEL OUT OF STATE FOR AN ARBITRATION MEETING TO TRY TO SETTLE THE PROBATE OF THE ESTATE. CAN I BE COMPENSATED BY THE FIDUCIARY ATTORNEY OVER THE ESTATE FOR THIS TRAVEL EXPENSE ?
A: An executor of an estate is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary and reasonable expenses and compensated at a rate set by the Texas Estates Code.
A: In Texas you have a right to reimbursement for travel if acting in official duties of executor.
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