letters testamentary
Probate court credential
Letters testamentary is a legal document issued by a probate court authorizing an executor to administer a deceased person's estate.
The letters prove the executor's authority to access bank accounts, transfer property, and settle debts on behalf of the estate.
The bank required letters testamentary before releasing the funds.
- last willPosthumous asset instructions
- executorAppointed estate manager
- legal authorityPower conferred by law
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- court orderBinding judicial directive
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- inheritanceinheritance, inheritances, heir, heirs, heiress
- estate paperslast will, codicil, death certificate, final decree, living will
- probateexecutor, probate court, probate, beneficiary, executors
- estatesestates, manor house, estate planning, manor, country house
letters testamentarypower of attorney
Legal authority for another's decisions
durable power of attorney · conservatorship · guardianship · living trust · last will and testament