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You’ve agreed to be the executor of someone’s estate. Now what? Many people who agree to take on this role aren’t really sure. To help make the process more transparent, we’ll break down—into easy-to-follow sections—the details of how assets are legally transferred in Trinidad and Tobago after death.
To simplify things, the law uses the term Executor when there’s a Will, and Administrator when there isn’t, though they’re both essentially doing the same job. The main difference is that you have total control over who you select as the executor of your estate when you so appoint them in your Will, whereas if you die without a Will, the Probate Registry of the Supreme Court appoints the administrator of your estate.
And just to be clear: your estate comprises everything legally owned by you after your death, which only your Executor or Administrator has the authority to transfer to your named beneficiaries.
This job is called administering the deceased’s estate and the document given by the Probate Registry to do this, whilst collectively called Grants of Representation is individually called:
Registered Address / 35 Bombay Street, St. James, Port of Spain
T /+1(868) 267 3737
E / admin@exeqtrust.com
Disclaimer / This website and publications herein do not provide legal advice.
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