Executor, Ineligibility
Any minor or incompetent individual will be ineligible to serve as the executor. Any person charged with the death of the testator is also ineligible to serve, until he or she is found not guilty of the crime or the charge is dismissed.

The Orphans' Court also has the power to remove any executor when the fiduciary obligations to the estate are not being satisfied, such as when the estate's property is being mismanaged.

Although not ineligible, any person or entity nominated to serve as executor may simply choose not to accept the position.  Any executor may also accept the position and then later resign by notifying the Register of Wills in writing at any time.

See: Executor, Eligibility; Executor, Role and Duties