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{{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Helen Low|Helen Low, QC]]|date= January 2016}}{{Being an Executor TOC}} | {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Helen Low|Helen Low, QC]]|date= January 2016}}{{Being an Executor TOC}} | ||
[[File:beinganexecutor-contents5.png|thumb|275px|right| link=| <span style="font-size:50%;">Image via www.flickr.com</span>]]As the executor, you may need to '''probate''' the will in order to distribute the estate. | [[File:beinganexecutor-contents5.png|thumb|275px|right| link=| <span style="font-size:50%;">Image via www.flickr.com</span>]]As the executor, you may need to '''probate''' the will in order to distribute the estate. Probate is a legal procedure that confirms the will is legally valid and can be acted on. It allows financial institutions and others to rely on the will as being the last will made by the deceased. | ||
== What is probate? == | == What is probate? == | ||