You have to apply to the probate court. If they find it in the best interests of the estate, they may allow it.
It is often the attorney who is named executor of a will. This prevents the family from fighting over how things are done. Banks are another common executor.
The executor can file a resignation with the court and you would petition for appointment as the successor.
If at the time of death of the testator the named executor is deceased the court will appoint a successor. Another family member can petition to be appointed the executor or the family can nominate a successor who must be appointed by the court.
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No one can change another person's will. The testator can make changes only if they have the legal capacity to make changes. No one can "have" another person's will changed because a legal professional knows that it cannot be done. If the daughter who is trying to change the will is the named executor the family should object to her appointment as the executor after the testator's death. Some other more trustworthy and responsible person should petition to be appointed as the executor.
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This can vary from immediate notification to never being notified at all, and it may have much to do with how close, or 'in-touch' your family is. If the Executor of the deceased's estate finds you are named an heir in the will you must, by law, be notified, but (in the US) if you are not provided for in the will, there is no legal rquirement that you be notified at all.
The executor of the will has the ability to sell property of the estate. They may have to in order to pay off the debts of the deceased. The value of the property after the debts are cleared would be split between the family members.
Yes, in many cases the executor is a family member and heir.
Executor fees are set by law. The family does not have to sign off on them.
The court can appoint a successor. Family squabbling cannot be allowed to stop the probating of the estate.The court can appoint a successor. Family squabbling cannot be allowed to stop the probating of the estate.The court can appoint a successor. Family squabbling cannot be allowed to stop the probating of the estate.The court can appoint a successor. Family squabbling cannot be allowed to stop the probating of the estate.
Yes, it is very common that a member of the family be named as executor.