Returning of loan when bequeathed asset sold?

Question

Hi all, when my mum passed her will stated that her estate is to be split equally between me and my brother. In addition she gave me sole ownership of her car. However there was an outstanding 34k loan to be paid at her time of death and that was settled by the estate when it was passed to me.

Now that I am selling the car, the executor of her estate is saying I should b returning the 34k from the car's sales proceeds. Is this true? Do i have to return this sum of money?

Thx for ur help guys! FYI I am in Singapore.

Answer 1

I can only tell you how US Law would handle it.

The gift of the car was a "specific devise" in the Will.

When an estate has debts that must be paid, specific devises are used ONLY if the residual estate is insufficient, OR the debt is connected to the devise (like a home mortage).

Neither appear to be the case here.

Tell him to go pound sand.