If you are referring to a check payable to an estate, the check can be negotiated by the estate's personal representative -- executor or administrator. It would be rare for a bank to agree to cash such a check; it would be much more likely for a bank to accept such a check for deposit to an account held by the estate.
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If you are referring to a check payable to an estate, the check can be negotiated by the estate's personal representative -- executor or administrator. It would be rare for a bank to agree to cash such a check; it would be much more likely for a bank to accept such a check for 