[WSBAPT] Shipping costs of estate items

[Krista MacLaren]

Personally, I think it is reasonable for the estate to pay it if the Will or separate writing gives an item to a person who lives far away, but I have never put this before the court.  It seems like if the Will directs something, then it also implicitly directs the authority to make it happen.  


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On Jun 10, 2015, at 9:15 AM, Gerald Sprute wrote:

> Probate gurus,
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> Who is responsible for paying for the cost of shipping personal items to an heir?  Is it the beneficiary receiving the property, or is this considered an administrative cost of distributing assets and thus borne by the estate?  The Will is silent on this issue.
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