What to do if my grandmother has been deceased over 2 years but the executor has done nothing stated in the Will?
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What to do if my grandmother has been deceased over 2 years but the executor has done nothing stated in the Will?
If I am the co-executor, what are my rights?
Asked on June 20, 2013 under Estate Planning, North Carolina
Answers:
Nathan Wagner / Law Office of Nathan Wagner
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
As co-executor, you do not have rights so much as you have duties. Unless you refuse to serve as co-executor, you and the other executor both have the duty to gather your grandmother's assets, start a probate proceding if necessary, use your grandmother's assets to pay her remaining debts, and distribute her assets to her heirs. If the other executor refuses to act and a probate proceding has been started, you can ask the court to name you as the sole executor.
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