So what happens if the executor doesn’t like the family? Oh yes, I’ve had a few of those. One particular son-in-law had broken up with the daughter and he was the executor because he was the money man. Quite frightening because he really didn’t want to do what the family wanted.
Made it quite awkward. So I think there’s a couple of things. Choose carefully who you choose as your executor.
And in the old days, and I say 30, 40 years ago, they just about always chose a lawyer to be the executor. I’m not saying you should, but if you do have a lawyer, make them a co-executor. Therefore the executors have to agree and it does give a bit of a check and a balance.
And preferably don’t choose one child. Choose two if there are two. If there’s five, don’t choose all of them because then they still can’t agree.
So just choose carefully.
