Dear Mary is surprised because at the reading of the will, she learned for the first time that she had been named as executor.  This shouldn't have happened to a lovely person like Mary, but having bought How to Laugh at Death and Taxes: What willwriters, executors, heirs, and beneficiaries need to know, she's now feeling a bit more comfortable.

But what are the requirements to be a good executor? Sandra Arsenault, a Law Clerk at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, has written a clever tongue-in-cheek summary of executor qualifications in a June 28, 2024 post titled You are hired…wait, did I even apply? Well worth the read!