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An '''executor''' is the person named in a '''will''' to carry out the instructions in the will. | An '''executor''' is the person named in a '''will''' to carry out the instructions in the will. | ||
== | == What the executor does == | ||
[[File:Being an Executor - Contents1.jpg|thumb|275px|right| link=| <span style="font-size:50%;">Image via www.istockphoto.com</span>]]When the person who made the will (the '''will-maker''') dies, their property and possessions form their '''estate'''. The executor administers the estate by locating all of the will-maker’s property, paying any debts, the funeral costs and taxes, and then distributing the rest of the estate according to the instructions in the will. | [[File:Being an Executor - Contents1.jpg|thumb|275px|right| link=| <span style="font-size:50%;">Image via www.istockphoto.com</span>]]When the person who made the will (the '''will-maker''') dies, their property and possessions form their '''estate'''. The executor administers the estate by locating all of the will-maker’s property, paying any debts, the funeral costs and taxes, and then distributing the rest of the estate according to the instructions in the will. | ||
== Being an executor can be a demanding job == | == Being an executor can be a demanding job == | ||