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

Over the past 22 years while practicing as an estate planning and probate attorney I\u2019ve seen and heard just about everything you can imagine when it comes to estate plans, probates, family interactions, family fights, and distributions from an estate. One of the rare things that comes up every once in a while, is that a person who was appointed through a last will and testament<\/a> to be a personal representative doesn\u2019t want to do it.<\/p>\n

A personal representative is the individual who is named in a written will who will be in charge of the estate when a person passes away. This person has the duty and responsibility of protecting and preserving all the assets in the estate of the deceased person. The personal representative also has a duty to make sure that all legitimate debts and expenses of the decedent are paid. Finally, the personal representative has a responsibility of distributing the estate exactly how the deceased person instructed in their written Will.<\/p>\n

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