Can a claimant pursue me over estate funds I disbursed? | NC

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Q: Can a claimant pursue me over estate funds if I made disbursements before the dispute was resolved? A: Yes. A claimant may try to pursue a personal representative, fiduciary, or even a recipient of estate funds if money was distributed before a valid claim, petition, court order, or creditor issue was resolved. But liability is not automatic. The key questions are whether the claimant had a…