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In California, even a non-resident alien can be appointed executor if so named in the will, even though they would not qualify for appointment as an administrator in the absence of a will. For a trust, it can be more complicated because the venue for trust proceedings is normally the jurisdiction where the trustee resides. A California court can accept jurisdiction for a trust being transferred into California, but hard to say what it can do about a trust being transferred out.

Her debts would not become your liabilities UNLESS you improperly carry out the duties of personal representative of her estate. Her debts would be charged against the assets of her estate so, if the money in her bank account is insufficient to pay those debts, the probate might, overall, not be a good idea.