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Scenario

When friendship and fiduciary duty create conflicting loyalties

My best friend asked me to be the executor of her will and I said yes because I love her, but now that I'm really thinking about what it means, I'm scared I'm not the right person for this. She has a complicated family situation and significant assets, and I don't know if our friendship can handle me having to make decisions her relatives might hate.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Being chosen as an executor can transform a friendship by introducing legal obligations that may conflict with emotional bonds.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Wills trusts and inheritance structures?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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