If a man owed and he could not pay, he and his wife, children or servants were forced into "debt slavery" until the creditor recouped losses through their physical labour

Courts can reverse a trustee's actions, order profits returned, and impose other sanctions if they find a trustee has failed in their duties

The probated will then becomes a legal instrument that may be enforced by the executor in the law courts if necessary

If that separate contract is in writing, as a separate document it may be kept private between the principal and agent even when the power of attorney is presented to others for the purposes of carrying out the agent's duties

Assets left to any other heir, including the decedent's children, may be taxed if that portion of the estate has a value in excess of the lifetime gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption amount