Who Distributes Assets if an Executor is Not Named in a Last Will and Testament?

In most cases where no Executor is named in a Last Will and Testament, the Probate Court will appoint an Executor to administer the probate case.

But the person named as Executor by the Probate Court often times will be someone close to the situation.

The person named as Executor could be a beneficiary named in the Will, a person related to the decedent, or some other interested person who offers to serve in such role.

However, it is far more efficient to name an Executor. If a person follows the instructions provided in Standard Legal’s Last Will and Testament legal forms software package, the documents are completed fully and correctly.