1.0The S.A. LegalWills Bloghttps://www.legalwills.co.za/blogTim Hewsonhttps://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/author/timhewson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mjGC6SYjYY"><a href="https://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/2025/06/12/your-executor/">Your Executor: The Most Important Appointment in Your Last Will and Testament</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/2025/06/12/your-executor/embed/#?secret=mjGC6SYjYY" width="600" height="338" title="“Your Executor: The Most Important Appointment in Your Last Will and Testament” — The S.A. LegalWills Blog" data-secret="mjGC6SYjYY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The most important appointment you can ever make is your Executor in your Will. They have the responsibility to secure your assets, file all of the necessary paperwork, and distributed your estate according to the instructions in your Will. Picking the right person is key. We provide some tips in this article.https://www.legalwills.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/92219150_m.jpg