To all:- A subscriber to several of the mail lists I administer has written to me with a very important question we all will have to face at some time. Her mother passed away last week, and the executor of the will is a neighbour who insisted he take on this big last task. What are the duties? What are the important first duties? How far does the neighbour's authority extend? I found one Ontario site -- there are many, but some are American http://www.servicelaw.ca/id59.htm Please reply with any other information no covered on this site to Ruth katolakita@quadro.net Please -- no emails that this is not genealogy -- it really is to help the ones who mourn his/her loss. Muriel -- List Admin