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Can you benefit from a will if you are an executor?
An executor, in their professional capacity may not benefit from a will, other than through the professional fees as governed by the industry. However, if the executor has been specified in the will as a beneficiary, then the executor will inherit their share of the estate as specified in the will. *For the purposes of answering this question the term beneficiary(ies) refers to heir(s) and legatee(s) as well as the beneficiary(ies) of a trust.