Executor Statutory Declaration Executor Statutory Declaration: Fill & Download for Free

U.K. EnglandYes, you can use any name you want as long it is not being used with an intention to defraud anyone.For some reason, my husbands father’s family are in the habit of using their middle names.Robert is Walter Robert. Martin was Percival Martin. Brian is Brian Tennant (he always used his first name). Steven is Martin Steven. Rosalie is Martha Rosalie. Nigel is Nigel Julian - but he was Julian until he decided to switch to his first name because he got bullied at school and was called “Julie-Anne”.Everyone knows them all by their second names. It was only when Brian asked my husband to be the Executor of his Will and he named Rosalie and Steven with their full names that I discovered that Steven and Rosalie were using their middle names. I had been told that Nigel had changed his name from Julian and when I had commented that Nigel was almost as bad I was told that his proper name was Nigel anyway. If you decide to use a different name, it can be changed legally. It can be done by Deed Poll or by Statutory Declaration. A Deed Poll is universally accepted but costs more. A Statutory Declaration is usually good enough (it’s even accepted by the U.K. Passport Office). I have prepared Statutory Declarations for post op trans-genders. It doesn’t actually change your name it just says that you will in future only use the name X and wish that to shown on all future communications, whereas a Deed Poll actually legally changes your name for ALL time henceforth.

As others have said:The manager of a testate Decedent’s estate is an Executor;The manager of an intestate Decedent’s estate is an Administrator; andThe manager of a trust is a Trustee.Now, as far as the powers of a Trustee, at least in Washington, a Trustee has two sources of authority:Those terms and provisions provided by Washington state law for a Trustee of a Washington trust, as provided in Chapter 11.97 and following of Title 11 of the Revised Code of Washington —- Washington’s statutory law regarding trusts. PROBATE AND TRUST LAWThose express terms and provisions set forth in the Declaration of Trust, the document creating the trust itself.Richard Wills, retired probate attorney originally licensed in CA & WA

Use forms available online that is specific to your state. Avoid “legal everywhere” type firms.You should complete a Last Will & Testament, Medical Power of Attorney, Directive to Physicians (aka Living Will), Statutory Power of Attorney, Declaration of Guardian (for you in case you need one). If you have children, you and your spouse need to make a Declaration of Guardian for Minor Children as well.Find two adults who are unrelated to you and who are not to inherit from you (they aren’t in the Last Will & Testament). You’ll need two disinterested witnesses. Tell them to bring a driver’s license, state ID, or passport to the meeting for the notary to use.Go online and search for a mobile notary. You’ll pay extra for them to come to your home, but that’s fine.Set up the signing in a large room where everyone can maintain social distancing separation (6 feet or more).You clearly state your name, that you’re intending to create several legal documents, that you are in your right mind and aware of your property and to whom you want to receive your property after your death, and that you’re creating several legal documents as clearly labeled. Next, you sign and date all your documents. Then you step away from the table.The first witness then steps up, signs and dates where needed and steps back.The second witness then does the same as the first.The Notary Public then signs, dates, and affixes a notary stamp where needed.Give photocopies of documents to those who need them.Store your Last Will in a safe place. In Texas, I highly recommend storing it at the county courthouse (Clerk of Court) where your executor alone will have access to it (or someone trying to probate it) and where it’s safer from fire, natural disasters, and far more protected from any family skullduggery.Call an attorney in your state to obtain services if possible or at least to provide advice as to whether my suggestions are good ones in your state. Do the best you can do under the circumstances. Do not ignore or postpone doing needed estate planning.