When Daniel Stickel became the executor of his father’s estate he was overwhelmed by not knowing how to proceed, and found online searches unhelpful. In response he created EstateExec.com, which charges $79 per estate for access to the guide. Stickel created it as a DIY estate administration cite that he compares to TurboTax. The site does not offer legal advice. A warning for large and complex estates comes from Jonathan G. Blattmachr, of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, who warns that a lawyer is needed for complex estates or when the estate is facing litigation possibilities.
See Ann Carrns, Online Tools Can Ease the Burden of Being Executor of an Estate, New York Times, Apr. 7, 2015.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
