Personal representatives are tasked with managing estates when people die, either according to the terms of their will or the state laws that govern certain successions. An executor is a type of ...

Julia L. Peters, who was named as the second successor personal representative of Hackman's estate, took over the duties as Arakawa and the first successor, attorney Michael G. Sutin, are both ...

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy's wills have been revealed publicly. The couple had named each other as the personal representatives and recipients of their estates before they were both found ...

But if your relative has named you executor, you have extra weight on your shoulders. Being executor — also called a personal representative or administrator in some states — means you’re legally ...

A personal representative of the deceased person’s estate The specific details for who can make a claim are determined by the wrongful death statute in the state where the fatal incident took place.

Notice is hereby given that DAVID A. HENDRICKS was on the 3rd day of July, 2025, appointed as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF DEBORAH A. JENKINS, deceased, who died on the 21 st day of June, ...

A personal representative, meanwhile, is in charge of the decedent's estate and pays debts and taxes, collects assets and distributes the remaining property to heirs or beneficiaries as designated ...