Worth trying to remove solicitor as Executor?

Bettie

My solicitor said she would not renounce. I therefore wouldn't use her as an executor.
My friends solicitor has charged £250 to renounce even though they weren't the original solicitors and never told my friend that the original had retired and all business went to to the new one.

Yorkshireman99

Rubik wrote: »

So people should be aware of the guidance from the Law Society to its members, ie solicitors?

You are right that it is of no benefit to either a professional executor, the other executors or the beneficiaries to be at odds with each other; and in some ( not all, but some) cases, the professional executor may decide to renounce and allow the other executors to progress the probate and estate administration. But the fact remains that they are not obliged to renounce.

Being pedantic that is true. Hower few sensible solicitors are that pedantic.

Cliffs

Hi all, thank you so much for your advice. The reply from the solicitors is that they will only consider renouncing in exceptional circumstances and have sent a list of requirements to do so:
Estates questionnaire
Detailed explanation to justify going against the selection of executors
copy of the will - should they not have one?
death certificate
Certified identification
Date protection questionairre

Is all of this necessary?

They suggest my mum will have carefully considered the options - I doubt this is true. I don't think she understood the implication of appointing solicitors as Executors. However, is it compelling reason enough that essential they add no value to the process of administrating an estate with no property and a sole beneficiary, myself?

Flugelhorn

I think you should go back to the post somewhere above highlighting the fact that you may not need probate at all. If the amounts in accounts are below thresholds they could give you the money on sight of the will and death certificate.

Cliffs

Thanks Flugelhorn, it's worth a try. The worst that happens is that they continue as Executors I guess! I was hoping they'd be pragmatic.