What if the executor ignored the will for 16 years and now one of the beneficiaries is passing away?

What happens when an executor ignores the will for 16 years, then one of the beneficiaries under the will becomes ill? Does that complicate the estate of the ill beneficiary? Yes, it certainly does. A reader recently wrote to me to ask about whether this situation would interfere with the smooth running of his father's estate. Read on for his question and my reply.

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