How do we open an estate with only one executor named? | NC

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Q: How do we open an estate and get the court to recognize only one executor if the will names multiple people? A: You open the estate by filing the will for probate and having a personal representative qualify with the clerk’s estates office so the court can issue Letters Testamentary. If the will names multiple co-executors, the court will usually treat them as co-personal representatives, and…