I am the executor of a bank account and there is no executor of the estate, what is my responsibilities?
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I am the executor of a bank account and there is no executor of the estate, what is my responsibilities?
My grandmother passed with no will. She put me on her bank account as
executor and nothing else.
Asked on November 6, 2017 under Estate Planning, Washington
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
I am so sorry for your loss. What you need to do is to file a Petitoon in the Probate Court appointing you the fiduciary of the estate. Likely called Personal Representative or Administrator. Generally an Executor is named in a Will. There could be many options for probating her estate but it depends on your Grandmother's assets. Please seek legal help. Good luck.
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