Monday, April 04, 2011 NEET Tips
NEET Tips answers questions posed online to the NEET website
What happens if the executor dies after the will maker?
The executor is named by the probate court to manage the probate process. If an executor dies in the midst of carrying out their responsibilities, the probate court will name a new executor to take over. The probate court would review the will to see if a backup executor had been named by the decedent. If so, the probate court would likely name that person absent a compelling reason not to. If no backup was named, the probate court would seek to name a willing survivor of the decedent who was in the best position to take over the responsibility. |