{"id":6072,"date":"2017-02-02T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T09:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=6072"},"modified":"2017-02-02T09:00:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T09:00:41","slug":"3-main-duties-personal-representative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/3-main-duties-personal-representative\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Main Duties of a Personal Representative"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney<\/a><\/p>\n

When clients come to me concerning dealing with the estate of a loved one who has passed away there are usually many questions they have. The person usually talking to me is the one who has been named as the personal representative in their loved one\u2019s Last Will and Testament. One of the first questions that is usually asked by my clients is “If I am appointed as the personal representative will my duties and responsibilities be?” Well there are many things that need to be done in the administration of an estate, there really are only three main duties a personal representative has.<\/p>\n

1. PROTECT THE ESTATE<\/p>\n

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By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney When clients come to me concerning dealing with the estate of a loved one who has passed away there are usually many questions they have. The person usually talking to me is the one who has been named as the personal representative in their loved one\u2019s Last Will and Testament. 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