Over to the BBS for free legal advice :hi:
When my mum and dad died we sort of sorted their estate out between us siblings. Everything was split four ways Easy peasy.
I've been appointed as executor to one of my wife's uncles. His wife died ten years back and he has no kids. He's just been moved to a hospice and has been given a week or so to live.
Now he clearly can't take care of his own affairs at the moment but I have no power of attorney while he's still alive. Or do I? Can I go into his house and dig out all the relevant documents? I know for example that he has copies of his will along with his wishes for funeral arrangements. Or do I have to wait until he passes away?
Do I have to alert his solicitor now? He's made a proper will with seven or eight equal beneficiaries.
And when he does die, as for the other beneficiaries, do they just have to suck up what I decide to do? Most of them I've never even met. Say, for example, I accept £x for the house and they think I should have got £x+y. They can't sue me for their paper loss? I don't really want to set up some email group where everyone has a veto. It's going to be long winded enough as it is.
Any thoughts gratefully received.
When my mum and dad died we sort of sorted their estate out between us siblings. Everything was split four ways Easy peasy.
I've been appointed as executor to one of my wife's uncles. His wife died ten years back and he has no kids. He's just been moved to a hospice and has been given a week or so to live.
Now he clearly can't take care of his own affairs at the moment but I have no power of attorney while he's still alive. Or do I? Can I go into his house and dig out all the relevant documents? I know for example that he has copies of his will along with his wishes for funeral arrangements. Or do I have to wait until he passes away?
Do I have to alert his solicitor now? He's made a proper will with seven or eight equal beneficiaries.
And when he does die, as for the other beneficiaries, do they just have to suck up what I decide to do? Most of them I've never even met. Say, for example, I accept £x for the house and they think I should have got £x+y. They can't sue me for their paper loss? I don't really want to set up some email group where everyone has a veto. It's going to be long winded enough as it is.
Any thoughts gratefully received.
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