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Your Executor's Spouse

A concern about the executor’s spouse is often based on a conceptual misunderstanding about what you’re doing when you appoint someone to be your executor. If things gets hard on your part try consulting to the expert; Calgary Legal Wills Lawyer| Russ Weninger. You can also reach him through his website: calgarylegalwills.com.

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Your Executor's Spouse

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  1. YOUR EXECUTOR’S SPOUSE

  2. I’m not crazy about the spouse/partner of my executor or guardian. Is that a problem?The executor’s job is to deal with property. The legal powers of the executor are not meant to be shared with the executor’s significant other.

  3. You are not giving your assets to your executor; you are simply entrusting that person to distribute your assets as you have indicated.

  4. However, if your would-be executor’s spouse has a history of theft or fraud, a debilitating gambling problem, a tendency towards domestic violence, or a severe drug addiction that has led to money problems, then that may in fact be a reason to pick a different executor.

  5. It wouldn’t be a case of not trusting your executor, but a reasonable fear that your executor’s spouse would steal funds the estate, for example, by having access to your executor’s bank records, cheque book, etc.

  6. Except in such rare circumstances, the spouse of your executor is probably irrelevant. If your executor is trustworthy, and is willing to assume the responsibility of administering your estate, then that’s probably all that really matters.

  7. I’m not suggesting that you shouldn’t be selective in your choice of guardian, but simply that you shouldn’t expect perfection from your guardian or from the spouse of your guardian.

  8. Want to know more?Call 403-265-4496Visit:http://www.calgarylegalwills.com/your-executors-spouse-2

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