Who will be in charge of administering the estate?

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The personal representative is generally the one in charge of administering one’s estate after they have passed. The court is in charge of appointing that personal representative. It can be an individual or an entity. If the deedent died with a will, their will will typically name who that person is that they want to serve. In the will, that person is generally called an executive or an executric. If no will, then the court gives preference to the deedants next of kin. As far as who will serve as the personal

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Representative, in order to qualify as a personal representative in Tennessee, you must be over the age of 18 and you must have not been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor or served time in a penitentiary.

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