An executor is someone who is appointed by a testator (someone that is making a Will) to carry out the terms contained within a Will. An executor is appointed because he or she is trusted by the testator and is responsible for collecting in the assets of the estate, paying any debts, paying any inheritance tax and then distributing what is left to the beneficiaries named in the Will.
#1 by Jane on November 10, 2009 - 7:37 pm
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What happens if your executor is dead when they come to read your will and you didn’t know?
#2 by Nicholas Button on November 11, 2009 - 5:00 pm
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If an executor dies before the testator (and no second or replacement executor is named in the will) then an application for a Grant of Probate “with will annexed” has to be applied for. The person entitled to apply for the grant is the next of kin as defined by the rules of intestacy.