Beneficiary refusing inheritance?

jackyann

An interesting thread. Without going into the moral issues of inheritance and state benefits (which are really complex anyway) it shows that it is a good idea to review and update wills, not just leave them for years.

And to add: that it is the £2k back-hander that clinches it. I rather think that if the executor had followed the wishes to the letter and documented it, they could only be accused of naivety, whereas accepting the money is collusion.

I have a suspicion that OP is neither, but is one of the family and/or other beneficiaries.

Yorkshireman99

6022tivo wrote: »

The executor is following the wishes of the person passed away, which are to leave 50% of her collected estate to this beneficary.

The beneficiary has expressed in writing which bank account this is to be paid in to.

The executor has followed the instruction to the letter and has absolved his/her responsibility.

The only concern is the £2k back hander the beneficiary has paid to the executor for not saying or investigating too hard.

All sorted, many thanks for you help.

Assuming this is not an elaborate troll then the executor has clearly colluded in some kind of illegal act. It is not nearly as easy as you think to absolve oneself from liability as you think. It would be, as the saying goes, obvious to a blind man on a galloping horse!