QUESTION
Can an executor of a will keep your inheritance?
Asked on Jun 28th, 2022 on Trusts and Estates - New York
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My half sister contacted me in November to let me know that I was supposed to get half of everything after her mother died . She was married to my father who died 20 years ago. Since then she became resentful because I wasn't involved in the selling of the house and we've had arguments and now she said they don't owe me anything..I live in Delaware the house is in New York and I'm 70 years old and was a full-time caregiver to my sick husband which I explained to her . She has been extremely nasty even after I told d her my husband passed away in May she didn't care said everyone has problems..Want some legal advice she said you should have been nicer I'm the executor of the will..
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No, the executor of the Will cannot keep your inheritance. Just the opposite. The exector of the Will has to distribute a decdedent's property in accordance with terms of the decedent's Last Will & Testament. Here's an article I found online which you might find helpful, https://www.findlaw.com/estate/estate-administration/what-does-an-executor-do.html#:~:text=The%20executor%20is%20the%20person,taxes%20comes%20from%20the%20estate.
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Jonathan R. Ratchik, Esq.
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Answered on Jul 05th, 2022 at 2:25 PM