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How to Access Estate Assets Not Held by a Living Trust


Generally, you can only access an estate’s assets if you are named the executor to the estate. Once a person dies, the estate assets are frozen.[1] They only become “unfrozen” when an executor is appointed. You should apply to the court if you want to be appointed as executor. However, you might be able to access non-estate assets if you were named as the beneficiary.

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