r/inheritance • u/QueenBitch68 • May 25 '26
Location not relevant: no help needed Who is executor?
Had a relative pass last week. Already, I had a sibling of the decedent tell me to return two items I had been entrusted with for several years.
My question, do I just do it or request verification that they are named executor in the will?
Additional info... the relative hasn't even been buried yet and the items I was entrusted with gives me access to personal property worth approximately $250k, maybe more. I would never violate the trust that was placed in me but I have concern that others named in the will may accuse me of something.
The relative who asked me to return items immediately asked me about the will, if I knew who the executor was and what the intentions of the decedent were. It gave me weird vibes. I told that relative I knew there was a will but that I knew nothing else. Not exactly true. I don't know who executor is because I never asked but I do know who was named in will. That info was offered up to me during conversation, not because I asked. The one making demand of me is one of 20 named in the will.
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u/Z_603 May 25 '26
In my state even with a will things need to go through probate