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Problem with finding more than one executor for a will
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RnK136 said:
- As long as the registered charity number is included with the charity’s details in the Will then then the charity will be traceable, even if it has changed it’s name or merged to become part of another organisation.
- If the charity no longer exists at all, the ‘cy-près doctrine’ allows the Executor to direct the gift to another charity as close as possible to the work of the charity in the Will. If you’d be happy for that to happen, there’s less need to be specific about what should happen if one of the named charities no longer exists, but if you wouldn’t want that to happen then definitely be specific about what should be done instead.
- If you’re leaving a legacy to an organisation which has both a national body and local branches, it’s incredibly helpful if you’re specific about whether you want the gift to go to the local branch or to the national organisation. Sometimes the charity number makes this clear, but not always, and it will save the charity trouble working out which bit should get it ( I speak from multiple experiences) as well as making sure that your gift goes where you had intended it to go.
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Choirgrl said:RnK136 said:
- As long as the registered charity number is included with the charity’s details in the Will then then the charity will be traceable, even if it has changed it’s name or merged to become part of another organisation.
- If the charity no longer exists at all, the ‘cy-près doctrine’ allows the Executor to direct the gift to another charity as close as possible to the work of the charity in the Will. If you’d be happy for that to happen, there’s less need to be specific about what should happen if one of the named charities no longer exists, but if you wouldn’t want that to happen then definitely be specific about what should be done instead.
- If you’re leaving a legacy to an organisation which has both a national body and local branches, it’s incredibly helpful if you’re specific about whether you want the gift to go to the local branch or to the national organisation. Sometimes the charity number makes this clear, but not always, and it will save the charity trouble working out which bit should get it ( I speak from multiple experiences) as well as making sure that your gift goes where you had intended it to go.
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Choirgrl said:Mojisola said:A small charity could do what any lay executor could - appoint a solicitor to do the work of the executor.All posts are my personal opinion, not formal advice Always get proper, professional advice (particularly about anything legal!)0
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