Unfortunately, no--the position of executor is not inheritable and is not marital property. If the will designates a back-up executor, that person would then become the executor; if it does not,
If you want the houseboat, you need to send an immediate letter to this heir (I am assuming who is also the executor or trustee) and explain you need the title immediately and give a drop dead date. I
Please seek probate counsel to assist you in this matter, as you are already an administrator of your mother's estate, which can present problems re your purchase of an asset of the estate, unless for
I am so sorry for your loss. If the house was in your parent's name at the time of their passing (or the passing of the last parent) then yes, you are going to have to file some sort of probate
First, when someone dies without a Will they do not leave "beneficiaries" (beneficiaries are those persons/entities named in a Will). Instead, in such a case, a person is said to have died "intestate"
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar
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