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What is an executor (personal representative) or executrix?

During a formal probate administration, the court will appoint a person to serve as fiduciary of the estate. The fiduciary oversees administering the estate, collecting assets, handling creditor claims and eventually making distributions to the identified beneficiaries. In Florida, the fiduciary in charge of the estate is referred to as the “personal representative.” Other states use the term executor (male), executrix (female) or administrator but they all refer to the same role. Executor is the term utilized for testate estates, those with a Last Will & Testament, while the term administrator is often utilized for intestate estates, those without a Last Will & Testament.

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