Money in trust from will

Hard_Up_Hester

My Mil died in November, her will leaves her property in trust for her husband to live in, when he dies the property is to be divided between MIL's 4 sons.
As one of the four sons who is one of the executors is being very difficult my husband and two of his brothers have been asked to pay the legal bill up front for the other 2 executors who were MIL's solicitors.
As this is a considerable amount of money, we need to know what would happen if my hubby should die before MIL's husband.
I hope someone can help.
Hester

Yorkshireman99

Hard_Up_Hester wrote: »

My Mil died in November, her will leaves her property in trust for her husband to live in, when he dies the property is to be divided between MIL's 4 sons.
As one of the four sons who is one of the executors is being very difficult my husband and two of his brothers have been asked to pay the legal bill up front for the other 2 executors who were MIL's solicitors.
As this is a considerable amount of money, we need to know what would happen if my hubby should die before MIL's husband.
I hope someone can help.
Hester

The executor is trying it on big time. The legal bill is the responsibility of the estate not the beneficiaries. Your husband's share would form part of his estate.

getmore4less

In what way is the other brother being difficult?

Keep_pedalling

Did your MIL leave any other assets other than the house?

Hard_Up_Hester

Thanks.
We know the payments must come from the estate but the son is refusing to accept this, so the solicitors will not continue without payment.
He is refusing to prove the will, he is refusing all contact with the other executors.

Hard_Up_Hester

There are no other assets

Mojisola

Hard_Up_Hester wrote: »

My Mil died in November, her will leaves her property in trust for her husband to live in, when he dies the property is to be divided between MIL's 4 sons.

As one of the four sons who is one of the executors is being very difficult my husband and two of his brothers have been asked to pay the legal bill up front for the other 2 executors who were MIL's solicitors.

Hard_Up_Hester wrote: »

There are no other assets

How is the bill going to be paid if the only asset is a house?

Hard_Up_Hester

This is why we are being asked to pay the bill so the solicitors can prove the will and convey the house into a trust for MIL's husband's protection.

getmore4less

If there is only a house with a life interest easy enough for a non solicitor to take out the grant and do the job.

If the executor brother willing to do it if the solicitor executors renounce?
(code of practice may mean they should consider that option)

edit:

solicitors have realised that it will be difficult to get money from the estate if the only asset is a house.

(local paper headline : Solicitor executors sell house from under widow to pay their bill?)

Keep_pedalling

Have the solicitors actually done any chargeable work on this yet?

Hard_Up_Hester

The solicitors have done very little work so far as they cannot contact the other executor, they have offered to renounce, but if they do this the other executor will not put the house in trust as the will states