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Will Executors
Hello everyone. My dad recently passed away. In his will there are 2 executors and one beneficiary. The sole beneficiary is me, his son. However my mum retains a 'lifetime interest' in so much as she has continued use of the half of the property that my dad has left to me. The property was owned on a 50/50 share as 'tenants in common' by my mum and dad. There are 2 executors, myself and my dads solicitors. For obvious reasons I am keen to keep costs down and also to complete the the job ASAP. The solicitors are proving slow; replies to emails, phone calls etc are days, sometimes weeks and I know from experience that one area of expertise that most solicitors possess is running up chargeable time while doing nothing in particular. With this in mind I my question is whether I should continue with the solicitors as co-executors or whether I should request that the solicitors are taken off the as executors...and administer the will myself? All advice is much appreciated, Thanks in advance
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's unfortunate that your father chose to name a solicitor (or a solicitors' practice) as an executor. He was clearly ill-advised in the matter (quite possibly by the relevant firm of solicitors).
Now that it's happened though, the only way to remove the solicitors' practice as an executor is through a court order which, unless the solicitors' firm agreed to the court application (which I would regard as highly unlikely), would require you to produce evidence of malpractice (or another clear reason as to why such a change should be made).
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Now that it's happened though, the only way to remove the solicitors' practice as an executor is through a court order which, unless the solicitors' firm agreed to the court application (which I would regard as highly unlikely), would require you to produce evidence of malpractice (or another clear reason as to why such a change should be made).
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