Who is responsible to notify beneficiary of a will and when?

Question

Who is responsible to notify beneficiary of a will and when?

Answer 1

The executor or those acting for him, At the latest upon distribution.

Answer 2

The executor.  If it's a fixed bequest and there's plenty of money to cover it, as soon as possible after probate.  If it's a residual bequest, as soon as possible after the estate has been settled.

Answer 3

Executor.

NB. There are multiple scams on the web, typically seen via unsolicited eMails, in which you are 'informed' by a 'solicitor' (or, more typically, a 'Lawyer') that some rich relative (you have never heard of) has died in Nairobi and left you $1 million and all you have to do is send them (the Nigerian con-merchant) £10,000 in 'death duties' (ha ha) ...

Answer 4

Either a lawyer or the executer (sp?)of the estate should notify you.  I don't know if there is a time limit or what that may be.

Answer 5

This is a legal question and not an insurance question but I would've thought the executor.

Answer 6

solicitor or executor of the will, when the will becomes active (when he person who's will it is passes)