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Bankrupt Co Executor

How do co executors go about opening a probate bank account if one is bankrupt? Can one open the account without the other?

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  • badmemory
    badmemory Posts: 10,395 Forumite
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    I could well be wrong but I understood a bankrupt could not be an executor (or it may just be unwise). Also are you sure that you will need an executors account?
  • Margot123
    Margot123 Posts: 1,116 Forumite
    badmemory wrote: »
    I could well be wrong but I understood a bankrupt could not be an executor (or it may just be unwise). Also are you sure that you will need an executors account?
    I understand they cannot inherit but there is very little to stop them acting as an executor. Having read on here how difficult it can be to open an executor's account, I wonder if ordinary accounts make more sense.
  • The bankrupt should resign their post and not apply for probate. Why do you need an executor's bank account?
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