If I’m the named executor of my mother’s Will but due to health reasons it is impossible for me to serve, can I refuse?
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If I’m the named executor of my mother’s Will but due to health reasons it is impossible for me to serve, can I refuse?
Asked on February 24, 2013 under Estate Planning, Pennsylvania
Answers:
Victor Waid / Law Office of Victor Waid
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes you can decline to act as the executor of your mother's will; I hope your mother has an alternate named to be the executor; if not then someone else in the family could petition to act as an executor; if no one is available, then a petition in probate court , for the appointment a financial fiduciary could act as the executor.
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