Personal Representatives Flashcards
1
Q
Who administer estates under:
1. Wills
2. Intestate estates
A
- Wills - Executors
- Intestate estates - Administrators
2
Q
What happens if T appoints their spouse as an executor and the couple then divorce?
A
The appointment becomes ineffective
3
Q
When can a person named executor renounce their right to a grant of probate?
A
If they haven’t already accepted office
4
Q
What are two ways for a person to accept office as an executor?
A
- Taking a grant of probate
- Intermeddling in the estate
5
Q
What does it mean when an executor has their ‘power reserved’?
A
That they won’t be involved in the administration for now, but if circumstances change, they can apply for a grant of probate at a later stage
6
Q
A gift in a will for an executor is presumed to be conditional upon what?
A
The executor accepting office
