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Assuming all creditors are paid, the beneficiaries can agree to a different distribution (as long as they are all adults), but they aren't really "changing the will."

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I would assume not, unless it is in the will that the executor has this power

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The executor does not have the power to change the will. If they are unable to execute the will, they can apply to the court with a distribution plan.

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Q: Can the Executor of a will change what a beneficiary gets?
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