Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Illinois

I was named as executor for a relative. The papers were written up but did not get signed before she passed away. Are the papers written up by the attorney enforceable to make me the executor?


Asked on 2/10/10, 9:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeffrey R. Gottlieb Law Offices of Jeffrey R. Gottlieb, LLC

No. A Will must be properly executed to be valid. If there was a prior executed valid Will, that would control, otherwise the intestacy laws would control.

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Answered on 2/15/10, 10:01 am


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