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{{Being an Executor TOC}}''[[Being an Executor]]'' is for people who have been appointed as executor in a will. It covers the steps involved in British Columbia in dealing with an estate after a person dies, including the procedure to probate the will.
This wikibook from [[People's Law School]] contains information about putting your affairs in order and planning for the future. Inside you will find information about being an executor, what to do when someone has asked you to be their executor and where can I get more help? This edition reflects changes to the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (2014).


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The People’s Law School works within budget to keep publications up-to-date. However, the reader or service provider is responsible for using and interpreting information in this publication. ''You should not rely on this publication for legal advice. It provides general information only.''
Contributors to this publication:
* Legal review: [[Stephen Hsia|Stephen Hsia]]
* Writing and editing: Veronica Lorimer and Drew Jackson
* Layout: Elena Renderos


== Acknowledgements ==
This publication was made possible through the funding support of the Law Foundation of BC, the Notary Foundation of BC, the Department of Justice Canada, and the Province of British Columbia.


The content writer was Gayla Reid and was updated by Hassan el Masri, and the legal review was done by Joan Letendre.
=== Copyright ===
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== The People's Law School ==
=== About People's Law School ===
[[People's Law School]] is a non-profit society in British Columbia, dedicated to making the law accessible to everyone. We provide free education and information to help people effectively deal with the legal problems of daily life.


The [[People's Law School]] is a non-profit charitable society whose purpose is to provide British Columbians with reliable information about their rights and responsibilities under the law.
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Latest revision as of 15:33, 23 August 2021

Being an Executor is for people who have been appointed as executor in a will. It covers the steps involved in British Columbia in dealing with an estate after a person dies, including the procedure to probate the will.

Acknowledgements

Contributors to this publication:

  • Legal review: Stephen Hsia
  • Writing and editing: Veronica Lorimer and Drew Jackson
  • Layout: Elena Renderos

This publication was made possible through the funding support of the Law Foundation of BC, the Notary Foundation of BC, the Department of Justice Canada, and the Province of British Columbia.

Copyright

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence Being an Executor © People's Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence. This licence lets others share, reuse, remix, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit the copyright holder and license their new creations under the identical terms.

About People's Law School

People's Law School is a non-profit society in British Columbia, dedicated to making the law accessible to everyone. We provide free education and information to help people effectively deal with the legal problems of daily life.

Peopleslawschoollogo-horizontal.jpg

1433 - 1130 W Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4
604-331-5400
info@peopleslawschool.ca
www.peopleslawschool.ca