What happens to the property belonging to a person when he dies?
A person has to be appointed by the Court to take charge of the deceased person’s property (collectively known as his estate). • If there is a Will If the deceased person has made a Will, he would have appointed a person(s) called an executor(s) to take charge of his estate. • If there is no Will If the deceased person died without having made a Will, a person would normally have to be appointed as an administrator(s) to take charge of the estate. In order to be recognized legally as the executor(s) or administrator(s) of the deceased person’s estate, you would have to apply for Probate or Letters of Administration respectively.
