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To be eligible for appointment as a personal representative, a person must have the capacity to contract. Most states have an order of priority for appointment of the personal representative.

Contact the surrogate or probate court of the county where the deceased lived or owned real estate. ... Briefly review the values of the deceased's assets if you're not sure what the deceased owned. ... Go to the probate court. ... Complete the petition. ... Sign and date the petition. ... File the petition and pay the filing fee.

To be eligible for appointment as a personal representative, a person must have the capacity to contract. Most states have an order of priority for appointment of the personal representative. ... the person named in the will as executor; the surviving spouse (if beneficiary under the will);

If there is more than one personal representative and the will is silent as to how each is to be paid it doesn't include any provisions for this state law will dictate the fees paid to each of them. ... In others, each executor can collect the full fee that one personal representative would be entitled to receive.

Obtain a copy of the form requesting to become executor. Complete the form. Get the form notarized. Return the form to the Clerk of the Court. Pay the filing fee. Send the Notice of Application to anyone who has interest in the estate, such as heirs and beneficiaries.

If the estate being administered is that of a deceased person, the personal representative is either an executor if the deceased person left a will or an administrator of an intestate estate. In other situations, the personal representative may be a guardian or trustee, or other position.

The Personal Representative ('Executor'/'Executrix' or 'Administrator/Administratrix') is the person you name (nominate) in your Will to handle your estate. ... If your Personal Representative and all the Alternatives are unable to act, the probate court will name a person to fill this role.

The duties of a personal representative are directly related to the stages of executing the will or trust such as: identifying assets, paying the bills, filing lawsuits (if needed), and closing out the estate in accordance with the will and controlling probate law.

This person is referred to as a personal representative or executor. Since family members are often the most trusted people in the testator's life, one or more of them are frequently named as personal representatives even though they may also be devisees, or beneficiaries, under his will.

If the estate being administered is that of a deceased person, the personal representative is either an executor if the deceased person left a will or an administrator of an intestate estate. In other situations, the personal representative may be a guardian or trustee, or other position.

Contact the surrogate or probate court of the county where the deceased lived or owned real estate. ... Briefly review the values of the deceased's assets if you're not sure what the deceased owned. ... Go to the probate court. ... Complete the petition. ... Sign and date the petition. ... File the petition and pay the filing fee.

If the estate being administered is that of a deceased person, the personal representative is either an executor if the deceased person left a will or an administrator of an intestate estate. In other situations, the personal representative may be a guardian or trustee, or other position.

A personal representative is an individual you place in charge of settling your estate after your death, also sometimes referred to as an executor or executrix if she is a female. Sometimes the personal representative of an estate without a will is called an administrator.

Contact the surrogate or probate court of the county where the deceased lived or owned real estate. ... Briefly review the values of the deceased's assets if you're not sure what the deceased owned. ... Go to the probate court. ... Complete the petition. ... Sign and date the petition. ... File the petition and pay the filing fee.

A legal representative, or legal rep, is the person or entity who represents a person's best interests after death. They are authorized to make decisions regarding matters related to the business and personal life of the person they represent. They handle administration of the decedent's estate under probate law.