In PA what rules must executor follow in notifying beneficiaries etc?
Decedent is in U.S. state of Pennsylvania, as is executor. Several questions: when must executor notify all beneficiaries of an estate that they are named in will? (Is it proper for it to be >1 month after death, executor has been paying bills of the estate and emptying the house and selling the house but has not yet notified the beneficiaries that the deceased is dead or that they are named in the will? (it is a given the executor has complete contact information for the benficiaries)
Also, is it proper for the executor (who is one of the 5 beneficiaries) to be taking many and various items of household goods from the home for keeps, with no discussion, no notification, no tallying or liquidation of the items to go to the estate?
And if cash $ is found on person of deceased is it OK that executor took the $ to pay for pizza, etc. while she cleaned out house and never tallied at as part of the estate or expense of the estate? (about $250)
At this point, I do not know if a part of the will said executor was supposed to exclusively receive these items, but I think it's likely that nothing at all was said about any specific items, from prior knowledge of the wishes of the deceased, I think it's most likely that the will simply left everything in equal shares to the 5 named in the will. But only 2, so far, have been 'notified' (in fact no 'notification' by executor was needed as both of the 2 were present at death of deceased and were previously aware of what was in will, the 2 being the deceased power of attorney and this executor--Those 2 also live closest to the home/have free access, etc.
And finally, who do you turn to/what do you do if you suspect wrongdoing by an executor in a loved one's estate? And how do you know what's wrong or right? What PA laws govern it?