Mom died, but nephew won’t leave her home

Dear Len & Rosie,

My mother died one week ago. She has a trust. I am the trustee. My 33-year-old nephew (her grandson) has lived with my mother from the time he was 18. In the last few years he has gotten into drugs. Two weeks before my mother died, my nephew took her to several banks, and coerced her into giving him $2,950.

We did an intervention on him. He was told to go to treatment or go to jail. He said he would enter a drug rehab program but of course he didn't do it. I changed the locks on mother's home, but a police officer said I have to let him back in because he gets his mail there. He lived with my mother for fifteen years and never paid her a dime. Please help.

Karin

 

Executor Responsibilities

Dear Len & Rosie,

A good friend of mine died last month, and I have just discovered that he named me as his executor. I haven't the faintest idea what I'm supposed to do. I'm not an attorney, and I don't know if I want to devote the time to it. I'm not even sure that I want to be executor. My friend is survived by his four adult children, two sons and two daughters. They have never gotten along with each other. I just know that they are going to start fighting over their father's estate, which is worth over $500,000. Just last week they were arguing over who would get his stereo and television. What is an executor, what does the job pay, and what can I do if I don't want to do it?

Edward