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Executor's Percentage However, North Carolina's code does not guarantee a payment of five percent. A court clerk may allow up to this much, but only if she feels the difficulty of settling the estate warrants it. When someone dies without leaving a will and the court appoints an executor, this same procedure applies.

For example, the fee might be equal to 4 percent of the first $100,000 then decrease incrementally until it's just .5 percent of values over $9 million. The fee is sometimes a percentage of transactions made by the estate transactions that the executor handled rather than overall estate value.

For example, the fee might be equal to 4 percent of the first $100,000 then decrease incrementally until it's just .5 percent of values over $9 million. The fee is sometimes a percentage of transactions made by the estate transactions that the executor handled rather than overall estate value.

An executor of a will generally receives compensation for his work. Each state has laws that govern how an executor is paid. The executor is paid out of the probate estate, rather than from the pockets of the beneficiaries, and may be paid a percentage of the estate, a flat fee or a hourly rate, depending on state law.

In other states, an executor may charge an estate a percentage, a flat fee or an hourly fee based on the work performed. At the time of publication, the industry standard rate banks charge is 3 percent of the value of the estate.

The short answer is no although being a lay executor can be very time consuming and involved, there is no financial compensation for the hours spent on managing a deceased estate. ... The only exception is if a clause has been included in the will which specifically allows an executor to charge for their time.

An executor of a will generally receives compensation for his work. Each state has laws that govern how an executor is paid. The executor is paid out of the probate estate, rather than from the pockets of the beneficiaries, and may be paid a percentage of the estate, a flat fee or a hourly rate, depending on state law.

For example, the fee might be equal to 4 percent of the first $100,000 then decrease incrementally until it's just .5 percent of values over $9 million. The fee is sometimes a percentage of transactions made by the estate transactions that the executor handled rather than overall estate value.

Each portion of an estate's value gets charged its own marginal rates, which executors can stack to reach their total acceptable fee. At 5 percent of the estate value, most Pennsylvania judges would deem $2,500 an acceptable Johnson fee.

For estates valued at less than $100,000, the statutory fee the executor may claim is 4 percent of the value, according to attorney Stephen C. Gruber. For example, if the estate is worth $50,000, the executor may receive $2,500 for her services, since $2,500 is 4 percent of $50,000.

Entitlement to commission The starting point is that there is no requirement to pay an executor for acting in that role. This is not an issue for many executors, as in most cases the executor is a member of the family and a beneficiary of the estate.

The Will must be filed in the Superior Court in the county where the decedent lived. A Petition for Probate must be filed as well. This requests the appointment of an executor.

The probate process begins at the Clerk of Superior Court in the deceased's county of residence. An application is submitted to the clerk by either the executor/executrix named in a will or, if there is no will or the person named in the will is not able or willing to serve, a person qualified to be an administrator.

Unlike South Carolina and many other states, real property in North Carolina does not typically pass through probate. ... When a decedent dies testate (with a Will), upon probate of the Will, title to the decedent's non-survivorship real property becomes vested in the devisees of the will.

The amount of time it takes to get through formal probate can vary dramatically; however, it will take a minimum of about four months in North Carolina because creditors of the estate have 90 days from the date of publication of the notice of probate to file claims against the estate.