My husband was executor of his mother's estate; she died in Illinois in 1988. One item (a piece of jewelry) was never distributed because the heirs didn't agree on what to do with it. Does he still have the executor's authority to decide on the disposition of this item, which has been sitting in a safe deposit box (in Kentucky, where we live) for almost 10 years?
Also, he never took the fee he was entitled to. Can he do that now, from the proceeds of the sale of the jewelry? (He's not sure he wants to, he just wants to know if he's entitled to it if selling the piece turns out to be a big time-consuming hassle.)
Also, he never took the fee he was entitled to. Can he do that now, from the proceeds of the sale of the jewelry? (He's not sure he wants to, he just wants to know if he's entitled to it if selling the piece turns out to be a big time-consuming hassle.)