A letter of testamentary is issued by a probate court to demonstrate the executor of a will has authority to act on behalf of the deceased person. Learn more here.

A letter of testamentary, also called “letters testamentary,” is an official court document granting an executor the authority to handle your estate when you die.

Dear Mr. Premack: My parents had Wills with each being the beneficiary of the other. They were drafted in Bexar County where they lived. The wills stated that when they pass, the estate is left to ...