Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Re: Executor

Yes, you can name anyone who is competent to be your executor. Depending on the size of your estate, you may want to consider a living trust. Even if you have a will, some or all of your estate will need to go through the expensive and time consuming Probate process. This is not the case with a trust.

Re: Executor

You can name anyone you like as an executor, as long as they are competent to do the job. The executor is entitled to a fee (based on the size of the estate) for his/her services, so they will be compensated for their efforts.

If no executor is nominated, beneficiaries have priority to be appointed to administer the estate, but if you've named someone, that person has priority over all others.