Some examples for when the estate’s beneficiaries, may sue the estate’s Executors:

– Executors fail to properly secure and insure the assets of the estate, and it suffers a loss as a result.

– Executors diminish the estate through imprudent investments or inadequate record keeping.

– Executors fail to pay taxes on the estate, in which case Executors may be personally liable for interest and penalties.

– Executors sell an asset of the estate without authority to do so.

– Executors delay settlement of the estate unnecessarily or are tardy in executing important transactions.

– Executors engage in actions that constitute a conflict of interest.

– Executors improperly delegate decisions to others who have no legal authority over the estate.