I'm interested in people's thoughts on the following scenario and possible course of action.
So, someone has been acting as POA for elderly couple in a care home, the couple have now passed away and the wills are starting to be processed. There are 2 executors, one is the person who had POA and hence all the details of the couple's affairs. The other executor has no knowledge of their affairs but has equal responsibility and benefit from the will. Executor 1 who had POA has initially claimed that the real wishes of the couple was to give them a slightly better share of the estate than stated in the wills. This is obviously never going to happen but raised alarm bells. Now executor 1 had taken it upon themselves to gather together all the information about the couple's finances and is refusing to share any information and is generally being very protective of any information and documents.
What do people think is going on here? I have a clear thought in my mind but I find it hard to believe.
Any thoughts appreciated
So, someone has been acting as POA for elderly couple in a care home, the couple have now passed away and the wills are starting to be processed. There are 2 executors, one is the person who had POA and hence all the details of the couple's affairs. The other executor has no knowledge of their affairs but has equal responsibility and benefit from the will. Executor 1 who had POA has initially claimed that the real wishes of the couple was to give them a slightly better share of the estate than stated in the wills. This is obviously never going to happen but raised alarm bells. Now executor 1 had taken it upon themselves to gather together all the information about the couple's finances and is refusing to share any information and is generally being very protective of any information and documents.
What do people think is going on here? I have a clear thought in my mind but I find it hard to believe.
Any thoughts appreciated