The trustee of my father’s Will is no longer alive.
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The trustee of my father’s Will is no longer alive.
My father passed away in 2017. In his Will he list his father which is also passed away as trustee of the
Asked on October 16, 2019 under Estate Planning, Illinois
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
If you are a beneficiary, you can file a legal action in court to have the court appoint someone else to be the trustee (or executor); then that person can carry out the will's requirements. In the action, you can propose yourself for the role; the court is not required to take your suggestion, but may well, since you are a logical person (as the deceased's son) for it. Contact the probate court's clerk's office to inquire into the procedure for doing this.
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