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When being an executor means making decisions that feel like betrayal

I am the executor of my sister's estate and her teenage son hates me for selling her house but keeping it would bankrupt the estate and I feel like I am betraying both of them.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The technical demands of estate administration can require choices that violate the emotional logic of grief and memory.

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.