- Jurisdiction
- New York
My daughter recently passed away without a will. She has 2 children aged 5 & 8 with different fathers. She was single. I would like to be named executor of her estate so as to distribute her assets to the 2 children. She had a life insurance policy naming her children as beneficiaries, a 401k with a balance of less then $5000. & some other monies owed to her from her employer, income tax refunds & a bank account which I have no idea of the balance. She did not own real estate property. I have been advised that the father's of the children will have to be appointed administrators on behalf of their daughter & a court will not allow me be to be named executor until that step is taken. Is this true & any advise will be very much appreciated on how to proceed.