Renunciation of Executor Form

What's in it

• The court, the estate and the case number if one is open.
• Your nomination in the will and the date of the will.
• Your renunciation, with the option to nominate someone in your place where the law allows.
• A note that renouncing doesn't affect any gift to you under the will.

How to use it

1. Decide before you file the petition or are appointed. After appointment, you need the court's permission to resign.
2. Sign it, before a notary if your court requires.
3. File it with the probate court, or give it to the person who will petition so they can file it with the will.

Check your court's rules

Many courts have their own renunciation or declination form, often called a waiver or declination of appointment. Use it if they do. Renouncing the role doesn't mean giving up what you inherit.

Find your court's official forms in probate forms by state, and see the full order of an executor's work in the executor checklist.

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• Notice to creditors letter
• Beneficiary receipt and release
• How to become an executor, and how to decline