Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Maryland

The named primary person cannot normally in an unilateral manner change the alternate named in the WILL.

but, typically the person named to act as a "back up" is really named as an alternate who only acts as the PR (executor) if the primary named person cannot act for any reason. .

A personal representative can seek assistance with probating an estate. The language of the Last Will and Testament as well as statutory requirements applies as to compensation, if any.

Ordinarily a personal representative would accept appointment where they are competent and capable of performing the required duties. In an instance where a primary personal representative becomes not compentent and capable at some time after the Last Will and Testament was written, the secondary personal representative could provide the necessary performance.