Determine who gets what - Many items will be covered in the Will. Those instructions should be followed as closely as possible, practical and legal. Items not covered in the Will are left to the discretion of the Executor of the Will.
Often there is a mad rush by relatives and friends who run through the house putting little tags on everything they want or feel that the departed would have wanted them to have, and often this is acceptable behavior when done by reasonable people. However, often greed, sibling rivalry and other factors can turn this process into a series of ugly scenes. The Executor of the Will must remain in control and follow the wishes expressed in the Will.