As Executor, If an Asset Listed in a Will Cannot Be Found, Do I Pay That Beneficiary an Amount Equal to the Value of that Missing Asset?

1.0Ask Standard Legalhttps://www.standardlegal.com/blogStandard Legalhttps://www.standardlegal.com/blog/author/adminAs Executor, If an Asset Listed in a Will Cannot Be Found, Do I Pay That Beneficiary an Amount Equal to the Value of that Missing Asset? - Ask Standard Legalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="J3iooY4hk7"><a href="https://www.standardlegal.com/blog/missing-asset-last-will">As Executor, If an Asset Listed in a Will Cannot Be Found, Do I Pay That Beneficiary an Amount Equal to the Value of that Missing Asset?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.standardlegal.com/blog/missing-asset-last-will/embed#?secret=J3iooY4hk7" width="600" height="338" title="“As Executor, If an Asset Listed in a Will Cannot Be Found, Do I Pay That Beneficiary an Amount Equal to the Value of that Missing Asset?” — Ask Standard Legal" data-secret="J3iooY4hk7" 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.standardlegal.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> If any specifically-mentioned assets are disposed of (sold, given away or lost) by the decedent while the decedent was still alive, those assets would no longer be considered part of the estate, regardless of what the Will might say.