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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Minnesota
I have a friend in MN (I live in IA) who has health issues and his days may be numbered. He said he is "a complete ward of the state." He lives in a small apartment in a large apt bldg. He doesn't have much of value, but what few things he does have with some monetary & sentimental value (some guitars/amps, guns) he wanted me to see to it that certain old friends back home recieved when he dies. He wanted me to be the executor of his estate, of sorts, which I agreed to without giving it a lot of thought.
His immediate family and he have been estranged for many years, and it's unlikely any of them would intervene to acquire anything he has if he dies. I am not related.
He doesn't have an official, notarized will -- only a paper which looks like a generic form, headed, "TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY LIST OF..." Then it begins, "In accordance with my Will and Section 524.2-513 of Minnesota Statutes I give the following items..." and the items I mentioned are hand written in the appropriate spaces at the bottom of the document, whom it is to go to, etc. It doesn't appear to be notarized or anything. He apparently is of the opinion that this piece of paper qualifies as a will. Does it?
He said he'd given my name to the mgr of the apt bldg, so I could go get that stuff if he died.
Basically, when he dies, he apparently wants me to just handle everything. I am to get the above mentioned items, he said I could have his car (worth about $1000) -- and all the other stuff in his apartment I could do "whatever" with. Meanwhile I live in another state with absolutely no way to even think of going up there and removing/disposing of an apartment full of furniture, clothes, etc. Ain't gonna happen.
So... Let's just say he passes away... what's going to happen? If he has my name "out there" as the supposed "executor" -- does that mean a bunch of people will all be pointing at me to tie up all the loose ends, deal with all his worldly goods, etc ?
And since I can't really do that, and I'm not a blood relative, would I be better off to just have my name taken off everything, then go up BEFORE HE DIES and get the stuff he was concerned about giving his friends -- and that way when he does pass away, the apartment management can just deal with all that other stuff however they see fit in order to rent the apartment to the next person?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I have a friend in MN (I live in IA) who has health issues and his days may be numbered. He said he is "a complete ward of the state." He lives in a small apartment in a large apt bldg. He doesn't have much of value, but what few things he does have with some monetary & sentimental value (some guitars/amps, guns) he wanted me to see to it that certain old friends back home recieved when he dies. He wanted me to be the executor of his estate, of sorts, which I agreed to without giving it a lot of thought.
His immediate family and he have been estranged for many years, and it's unlikely any of them would intervene to acquire anything he has if he dies. I am not related.
He doesn't have an official, notarized will -- only a paper which looks like a generic form, headed, "TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY LIST OF..." Then it begins, "In accordance with my Will and Section 524.2-513 of Minnesota Statutes I give the following items..." and the items I mentioned are hand written in the appropriate spaces at the bottom of the document, whom it is to go to, etc. It doesn't appear to be notarized or anything. He apparently is of the opinion that this piece of paper qualifies as a will. Does it?
He said he'd given my name to the mgr of the apt bldg, so I could go get that stuff if he died.
Basically, when he dies, he apparently wants me to just handle everything. I am to get the above mentioned items, he said I could have his car (worth about $1000) -- and all the other stuff in his apartment I could do "whatever" with. Meanwhile I live in another state with absolutely no way to even think of going up there and removing/disposing of an apartment full of furniture, clothes, etc. Ain't gonna happen.
So... Let's just say he passes away... what's going to happen? If he has my name "out there" as the supposed "executor" -- does that mean a bunch of people will all be pointing at me to tie up all the loose ends, deal with all his worldly goods, etc ?
And since I can't really do that, and I'm not a blood relative, would I be better off to just have my name taken off everything, then go up BEFORE HE DIES and get the stuff he was concerned about giving his friends -- and that way when he does pass away, the apartment management can just deal with all that other stuff however they see fit in order to rent the apartment to the next person?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?