Multiple Will Executors (UK)?

My mother in law passed away recently and it turns out myself, my wife and my father in law were all named executors.

Grant of Probate has not been done yet.

We don't live locally to my father in law and we suspect that my sister in law (who isn't an executor) may be bullying him into taking action on the estate.

With multiple executors do all 3 of us have to be in agreement over any actions?

as executors you have to distribute what is written in the will to the word. one person cannot do it, all who are named as executors do it together. may be best to do it all through a solicitor. may cost a bit more that way but at least you know the will is going to be followed. are you in the uk? grant of probate takes ages doing it yourself. daughter used to work as a legal secretary and says it takes less time doing it through solicitor as you dont have to go for an interview at the probate offices.

The first person named would usually be the one, in an event of dying themself them the next person would do it. so on, so forth.

Court would decide, thats what the probate is for!!

Hope it gets sorted. Good luck.

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