Yes. When the estate's liquid assets are to pay its debts, the executor may have to sell some the estate's assets in order to obtain the funds needed to pay creditors.
The liquidator's function administering the estate's assets and realizing them to the extent to pay debts and specific bequests.
He may sell on his own movable property likely to perish, depreciate rapidly or which is expensive to maintain.
For the other assets of the estate, their generally requires the consent of the heirs. If this consent be obtained, the executor can seek authorization from the court.
The sale of assets must be carried out in interest of the estate and in compliance with the obligations of the liquidator. liquidator cannot arbitrarily favor one heir or creditor to detriment of other persons whose rights must be respected.
In an insolvent estate, the proceeds from sale must be used to pay off debts in accordance with the applicable , including the nature and ranking of the claims.
However, it is not necessary to automatically all the assets of the estate. The extent of the sales depends in particular on the available cash, the amount of debts and the value of the assets to be realized.