The executor must be appointed b y the court. If you have the will in your possession you need to file the will for probate and request that the court appoint you as the executor. Once you have been court appointed you will have the authority to settle the estate according to the provisions in the will and the state laws under he supervision of the probate court.
No. If the executor dies the court must appoint a new executor.
The executor has the responsibility to resolve the estate and settle debts regardless of what the next of kin want.
The mail belongs to the estate. The executor should get all mail.
Unless you had been assigned their Power of Attorney (while they were alive) or named as their Executor, you have no legal obligation or responsibility.
Happens all the time. No big deal. The executor, whomever it is, fulfills the duties are required by law. And if no one 'wants' to be the executor, the court will appoint someone to do it, usually an attorney or a bank.
Your next of kin is your adult child or if your child is a minor, your parents.
The power of attorney expired on the death of the principle. The executor of the estate can certainly obtain a copy.
"The Next of Kin" was created in 1942.
No, not normally, the deceased's next of kin or executor is responsible to pay for the funeral by encasing any life policies.
what is the rights of next of kin
Next of kin means a person's nearest relative. Kin = family.
Your mother, but both parents are next of kin