Yes, they have an obligation to continue to pay rent.
The court is notified of a death when someone petitions to be appointed the executor or the administrator of the estate.
Yes, accepting the role is 100% voluntary.United StatesYes. The named executor can file a declination and the court will appoint another person as executor. Once appointed an executor can file a resignation if they cannot continue as executor.
Apply to the court to be named. They will appoint someone to be the executor.
The executor has the same rights as any other person. They can ask someone to change their will.
They can decline the responsibility. The court will assign someone else to be executor.
A co-executor is someone who co-ops in the execution of legal documents such as wills.
Yes. You can appoint the same person as your executor in your will even if that person has been appointed by someone else as their executor in their will.
The executor does not get to choose to remove someone. The wishes of the testator, as evidenced by the will, have to be followed. The court could remove someone from the will if it had a compelling enough reason to do so.
No. The executor would need to file a resignation with the court and the court will appoint a successor.
An appointed executor can decline the responsibility. The court will appoint someone else to serve in that capacity.
You have to buy the property from someone. And the only person that can sell it is the executor.
A person appointed in a will can decline to serve as executor. They can certainly nominate someone they feel is more qualified, or the court will appoint someone in any case.