Can you have more than one executor with a family Trust?
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Can you have more than one executor with a family Trust?
Asked on January 13, 2016 under Estate Planning, Ohio
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
If you're talking about a family trust, you presumably mean a "trustee," not an executor. However, in either event, the answer is yes: you can have more than one trustee and more than one executor (for an estate)--you can have any number of either that you choose, though it would be good idea to, in the documents establishing the trust and/or will, to set up rules governing how disagreements or conflicts between the trustees or executors are resolved, to make sure they don't get into standoffs about what to do with the money or property.
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