Executors Of A Will

VMLASHBROOK

Hi guys

My father recently passed away and the family solicitor and myself are executors on the will.

I have found out from Probate that it would be cheaper for me to get the solicitor to remove himself from being an executor and for me to do the Probate myself.

Anyone had any experience of this before. I'm at the solicitors tomorrow and am thinking of the sympathy vote with the solicitor.

Any ideas,

Ness x

ariba10

Have a look at this link http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/wills.htm

elona

My father made me executor of his will and I have been applying for probate myself.

Main delay has been the way the solicitor drafted the will so I now need them to sign a affadavit to declare the will was valid!!!

Does not give me confidence that they would have been that efficient at probate.

Had they handled probate I would never have known that there was a problem - till presumably i got billed for it!

Biddyrolo

No experience with trying to persuade a solicitor not to be an executor but I did do the bulk of the work in getting probate on my dads will. I found it not as complicated as I thought it would be and our solicitor was always available if we did get stuck.

kelloggs36

on't know if it will help, but my husband and my aunt were named on my dad's Will as the executors, but in order to obtain Probate, you don't have to have all people named actually acting; it only needs one. i just put on the form that the other person renounced their responsibilities, (they don't ask for evidence) even though she doesn't even know that she was named! This is in order to save time as there is just one company involved, who want grant of probate before paying out. Surely, if you just tell the other person, solicitor or not, that you are happy to take it all on by yourself, they could renounce their responsibilty?

alared

It`s very hard to see a solicitor giving up being an executor for one simple reason

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MONEY.
I thought that most people knew that the last person you`d ask to be an executor is a solicitor,closely followed by any other so-called professional person.
Most legal firms want a cut of at least 5% of the total estate and will drag matters out to increase their bill.
Good luck trying to get rid of him but don`t hold your breath.

sticher

I have just been granted probate as executor for my Mum's will (along with my sister). It was all very straightforward. The hardest part is getting companies (especially insurance co.s) to accept that they will be getting no more money!

sam19677

Hi does anybody know how I get a copy of a will? Thanks

a8amg

Yes, setup a 'Standing Search' with the probate registry costs £5, and lasts for 6 months, and once probate has been granted, you will recieve a copy of the grant and the will if there is one.

Jake'sGran

alared wrote:

It`s very hard to see a solicitor giving up being an executor for one simple reason

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MONEY.
I thought that most people knew that the last person you`d ask to be an executor is a solicitor,closely followed by any other so-called professional person.
Most legal firms want a cut of at least 5% of the total estate and will drag matters out to increase their bill.
Good luck trying to get rid of him but don`t hold your breath.

This is why I will not have a solicitor as an executor in my will. I didn't know about the 5%. That's scary and in my case would be a lot of money. My daughter and husband will be doing mine. They might have a moan about doing the work but as they will benefit quite a bit they shouldn't mind.

Mrs_pbradley936

If everyone who stands to benefit from the will is on good terms and you can be sure that things go uncontested then explain what has been suggested by the Probate office to the solicitor. It is not difficult to deal with the Probate office yourself - they are quite used to people not being familiar with it all.