Description
Learn how to effectively address common executor issues – from navigating appointment and renunciation to removal, incapacity and death, using practical strategies and procedural solutions
Through a discussion of common scenarios, estate administrators will gain the tools and confidence to effectively manage executor-related challenges in probate and estate administration.
This webinar is suitable for anyone administering estates. Topics include:
- Executor appointment and issues with intermeddling and renunciation.
- Identifying circumstances that may justify the removal of an executor.
- Dealing with the practical and legal implications of executor incapacity.
- Death of an executor – timing and who has the authority to administer the estate?
- A brief overview of applicable High Court applications and review of case law in relation to each key topic.
- Practical strategies to manage executor-related issues and minimise delays in estate administration.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Understand how executors are appointed and when they may decline or cease to act. Understand intermeddling and how it impacts acceptance and renunciation of appointment.
- Identify and manage issues arising from executor incapacity.
- Assess when removal of an executor may be appropriate and the procedures involved.
- Navigate the consequences of an executor's death before and after grant of probate.
- Apply practical solutions to executor-related challenges in probate and estate administration.
SUITED TO
Legal Profession, anyone administering estates.
PRESENTER
Ala Sonti, Special Counsel, McVeagh Fleming
Ala Sonti is a Special Counsel at McVeagh Fleming and has significant experience drafting wills, administering estates and dealing with estate-related issues.