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Can an executor who is unable to act due to illness appoint an attorney to act in his place?
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Can an executor who is unable to act due to illness appoint an attorney to act in his place?
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If a will names an executor who is unable, due to illness, to serve in that capacity but the will names a substitute executor if this is the case, can the first executor appoint someone, for example a solicitor, to act on their behalf, cutting out the second named executor?
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