Generally, yes. If he is legally (competent) capable of appointment as the executor.
My husband and I are executors of a will and want to cancel this.
Executors don't appoint executors. The court appoints them.
She was left a generous inheritance by her late husband; however, she was defrauded of it by the executors as a result of an extended court battle.
co-independent executors
All executors have the right to see the will, they cannot execute it if they do not have access to it.
An EXECUTOR is named in the case of the existence of a will. (testate) An ADMINISTRATOR is named by the court in the case of no will (intestate) The will of the deceased (if it exists) will be the guide which the court follows. There is no limit to the number of executors a testator may appoint in his/her will. See the related links below for the procedures when there are more than one executors and what happens when one of several executors dies, is removed or resigns.
Executors do not get the money, it goes to the estate. The executors distribute the estate per the will or laws of intestacy.
A will can be changed by the testator at any time. They do not need the signature of anyone named in the will to do so. They just have to meet the requirements for their jurisdiction.
Yes, it is possible for a will to have two executors who are responsible for carrying out the wishes outlined in the document.
Yes. You may name co-executors in your will. However, if you do so you should make certain that the two get along well and that your instructions in the will are very clear. You might consider naming an arbitrator, your attorney perhaps, if the two have a disagreement they cannot resolve.
Generally, if two executors are named in the will and then appointed by the court as co-executors they must act together unless the will provides that either can act alone.
Yes, it is possible for there to be two executors of a will. They can work together to carry out the wishes outlined in the will and manage the estate.