Q: Can an executor be exempt from fiduciary duties if the will stated they can be relieved from any bond?
Will states: he be relieved from giving any bond & making any inventory, appraisements nor returns of any kind whatsoever to any court.
Is there any way he could transfer the house to the estate & sell it without notice? The executor is not a family member and has not acted in good faith with the deceased mother’s son who is supposed to be given her home.
A: Because the will excuses the executor from a bond or accountings, the executor still must meet his fiduciary duties. If you feel the executor is not properly performing his job, you should retain an attorney to assist you with enforcing your rights as an heir and beneficiary.
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