Hi, do I need to involve a solicitor to make a someone an executor after death in Scotland? I would like to add my sister instead of me being the only one, thanks
You can’t change executors now, but if you want your sister to handle it you can appoint her as your power of attorney to act for you. You could get a solicitor to draw that up but if you can find an appropriate template you may be able to do that yourself.
This would be better than renouncing as this would allow you to take over if anything happen to her.
You can’t change executors now, but if you want your sister to handle it you can appoint her as your power of attorney to act for you. You could get a solicitor to draw that up but if you can find an appropriate template you may be able to do that yourself.
This would be better than renouncing as this would allow you to take over if anything happen to her.
if it works the same as England using the POA option requires a new grant if the attorney dies.
You can’t change executors now, but if you want your sister to handle it you can appoint her as your power of attorney to act for you. You could get a solicitor to draw that up but if you can find an appropriate template you may be able to do that yourself.
This would be better than renouncing as this would allow you to take over if anything happen to her.
As far as I am aware, a UK resident executor cannot use a power of attorney appointment where a Grant of Confirmation is necessary in Scotland
You can’t change executors now, but if you want your sister to handle it you can appoint her as your power of attorney to act for you. You could get a solicitor to draw that up but if you can find an appropriate template you may be able to do that yourself.
This would be better than renouncing as this would allow you to take over if anything happen to her.
As far as I am aware, a UK resident executor cannot use a power of attorney appointment where a Grant of Confirmation is necessary in Scotland
That was certainly the case where the the executor had lost mental capacity, but afaik that is not the case where an executor still has metal capacity there is nothing to stop them appointing an attorney to act their attorney in administering an estate.
In some cases even a LPA can now act for an executor who has lost capacity.
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This would be better than renouncing as this would allow you to take over if anything happen to her.
If you have been nominated the executor in the will, you can assume your sister as an additional executor by means of a 'deed of assumption'.
Although you can DIY it might be best to have it professionally drafted.
https://www.harpermacleod.co.uk/insights/can-executors-attorney-administer-estate-in-scotland/