QUESTION
What is the time limit for executing a will?
Asked on Oct 06th, 2014 on Estate Planning - North Carolina
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The sister is executor of parent's real estate and will not settle the half as willed to her brother. Is there a time limit governing the settlement of the estate as written in the will? She has full control and has given the property to her son who is living there.
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There is no express time limit. However, the Clerk of Court generally wants an explanation of why an estate administration is not complete after one year. Also, a petition to remove an executor can be filed at any time for wrongdoing or for failure to meet the duties required of the executor.
Answered on Oct 07th, 2014 at 9:59 AM