Appointment as executor of will
Sachin Shetty
(Querist) 13 January 2015
This query is : Resolved
I have been appointed as an executor in my father's will. As an executor;
1. What are the formalities I need to complete for the purpose of executing the instructions laid down in the will?
2. Can any of the other inheritors in the will challenge my appointment as an executor? In a such case, what will be the procedure to execute the instructions of the will?
3. Am I personally or legally liable. If so, please let me know under what circumstance I will held liable under law?
4. Can my personal property, whether individually or jointly held, be attached if I am found to liable for any misinterpreting any instruction of the will while executing the same?
Please reply
Thanks and Regards
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 13 January 2015
Apply for grant of Probate and you are required to do as directed by the Will but after grant of probate or during pendency of it.
Other beneficiary may question your authority but for this they will have to challenge the legal validity of Will also.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 14 January 2015
Act as per directions in the will. Better get it probated first.
ajay sethi
(Expert) 14 January 2015
it is your duty as executor to apply for probate of will before the court and act as per directions of the testator
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 18 January 2015
The recital in the Will will be clear about the instruction to the executor to carry out his duties in the designation, read them once again.
