Cost £3000 to remove an executor?

sevenhills

Loubeat7 said:

my dad passed 5 years ago and the executor has done nothing or even replied to a solicitor letter. I have had no correspondence from the executor since before my dads funeral.

Do you know this person, what have you done to contact them, perhaps they don't know your contact details?

SeniorSam

If this is a case where the Dad passed away and all was left to the Mother then, as executor, then I can understand it. However if otherwise, then it needs attending to after one year at most.  The cost of £3000 seems excessive unless the estate is complicated.

Loubeat7

His wife passed six months before and her son was made power of attorney and his wife was made executor. 

Loubeat7

SeniorSam said:

If this is a case where the Dad passed away and all was left to the Mother then, as executor, then I can understand it. However if otherwise, then it needs attending to after one year at most.  The cost of £3000 seems excessive unless the estate is complicated.

His wife passed six months before and her son was made power of attorney and his wife was made executor. 

p00hsticks

Loubeat7 said:

SeniorSam said:

If this is a case where the Dad passed away and all was left to the Mother then, as executor, then I can understand it. However if otherwise, then it needs attending to after one year at most.  The cost of £3000 seems excessive unless the estate is complicated.

His wife passed six months before and her son was made power of attorney and his wife was made executor. 

Power of Attorney ceases after death so is not relevant.

So your father's wife died first - did she leave a will ? Who did she leave her estate to ? Who waas executor of the will ?

Same questions for your father - did he leave a will ? Who was the beneficiary ? Who was the executor ?

I'm unclear when you say 'his wife  was made executor' if you are referring to your fathers (predeceased) wife or your father's wife's son's wife (your step-sister in law ?).

And, if the latter,  whether she was executor for your father's wife, your father or both ? 

Two deaths in quick succession would complcate matters if the first left their estate to the second, as the first would need to be dealt with before you could fully deal with the second. As would the executor being no longer living. But four years is still over the top unless the estates were very very complicatedor there was a lot of property to sell  .....

TripleH

Has the executors passed away / become unwell?

There could be a simple explanation and as above ask them.

sheramber

TripleH said:

Has the executors passed away / become unwell?

There could be a simple explanation and as above ask them.

For 5 years?

JJWSJS8700

Apply for probate yourself, explain the situation, let the probate registrar decide/direct what needs to be done next.

p00hsticks

The OP doesn't appear to have visited the site since February, so it's probably not worth carrying on with this thread....