What is the role of an executor in estate planning? writing the will and making sure it is signed properly inheriting property and other assets after a person has died providing legal advice on the estate disposition process settling the estate according to what the dec person wants

The role of an executor in estate planning is to settle the estate according to what the decedent person wants. Executors are responsible for carrying out the terms of the will, which may include distributing assets to beneficiaries, paying off debts and taxes, and remaining property until it can be distributed. Executors may also be responsible for providing legal advice on the estate disposition process, but they are not the ones who write the will or inherit property.