January 21, 2026

Do you need to be an Executor if you are named as one in a Will?

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21 Jan 2026

When someone is named as an Executor in a Will, it is the wish of the person who made the Will that the named person be their Executor. However, it does not legally bind the named Executor to do that job.

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