Death news of a close one who can be your family members or your loved ones is miserable. And if they are your parents, then it is tough to explain. Firstly you give some time to yourself. If you get ok with the situation, you have to look after all of your parents’ estates by being a personal representative. Though all of this probate work takes time and patience, this probate process is much safer for your future.
Look at some questions to have a detailed explanation-
What do you mean by a Personal Representative?
A personal representative is a trustee or agent of an expired person’s estate. They present themselves on behalf of the heirs of the property or estate. They must have to do their work with honesty and dedication. The law must need a personal representative to go after all the legal processes of that property or will. If the dead person died unwilled, the personal representative became the manager or executor of that estate.
A personal representative can have permission to make decisions on behalf of the deceased person’s family members. In that case, the court gives them that authority. The court gives them a legal document to represent that power to take such difficult decisions.
How does a Personal Representative work in this probate process?
Personal representatives take all the responsibilities to manage or control the property. If a will exists, then he has to follow all of its rules and regulations. But if no testament exists, the personal representative becomes the manager or executor of that estate by obeying the court’s order.
A personal representative mostly performs several tasks as an executor of the expired person’s estate. You have to arrange a funeral service, and also make a list of those who can be in the list of beneficiaries of that property, and determine the total value of the property, including the loans and taxes. A personal representative arranges all the works of security management of that estate. Not only that, but he also has to pay all the charges of any taxes or liabilities. After all of this work, they have to distribute the properties amongst the beneficiaries by maintaining the will’s rules.
Who can be the personal representative?
The answer to this question is straightforward. Anyone close to the deceased person can be the family member or any friend or well-wisher.But if there is no one, you can be the personal representative on behalf of Your parent’s estate. For that, you have to ensure the court that you can take these responsibilities. You have to list all the details of your parent’s estate and the beneficiaries you think can be part of it. The court gives you important work-related to this probate process. Usually, a Personal representative receives some remuneration from the estate by the court’s order. However, not all of the work is done by them except for some critical legal issues. They mostly work with lawyers and tax professionals for some legal issues to ensure that all the work is done correctly.
The Difficulties you have to face being a Personal Representative
Usually, a will mentions the name of a personal representative. But if there is no will or testament in cases, the probate court automatically chooses someone who can easily handle all these situations. Court decides whether they require a personal representative or not according to the amount of estate (private and public) the deceased person has. As we said in the heading, being a personal representative is not an easy job. They may get compensation but to manage all the records billing details, Taxes, or any debts in a short period is not an easy job. They have to understand all the details of that estate and distribute all this property to the beneficiaries precisely according to the will or the court’s order. So before taking this much responsibility be confident and research all the details of the estate so that you can go for further steps easily.
Conclusion
See, it is hard to get over from the mourn of losing your parents. So it is hard to distribute all the properties estate to the beneficiaries of the estate. Collect all the private and public documents and lastly, to take decisions on behalf of your other family members in the court. But if you are strong enough to do this. Go ahead and do all work with the patience and take help from online or from your trusted lawyer.
