Let’s assume someone asks you to serve as personal representative in a will. What exactly does that mean? Should you accept the appointment? What can you do to prepare yourself for the ...

Q. I was named “personal representative” (executor) in my mother’s will. She has now died, and I have been trying to carry out this responsibility. I have taken the will to banks and other ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...