Can I Handle an Estate If a Pension Is the Only Asset? | NC

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Q: Can I handle a deceased sibling's estate if the pension is the only asset I found? A: Yes — but the key question is whether the pension is payable to the estate at all. If the pension names a living beneficiary, the plan usually pays that person directly. That payment normally passes outside probate, and the will usually does not control it. If there is no living beneficiary, if the estate is…