Can a nephew handle an estate if the executor steps down? | NC

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Q: Can a nephew be appointed to handle an estate if the named executor steps down? A: Yes — but it is not automatic. The court clerk handling the estate must approve the change and issue new authority to the replacement personal representative. The named executor usually must formally resign or renounce the role first. Then the clerk looks at the will, any backup executor named in the will, who…