Should a named beneficiary in a contested Will be informed of this?

[Dev'sAd]

As title. Should the named beneficiaries in a contested Will be informed of the fact they are included in the Will by the named executor?

If no direct obligation to inform the named beneficiaries, should the executor at least confirm whether they are a NB if asked?

Thanks.

[atticus]

The executor's task is to administer the will. It is hard to see how this can be properly done without at some point communicating with beneficiaries.

There is, as we have come to expect from you, a not yet stated reason behind the question.

[Dev'sAd]

Thank you again.

Two of the three parties with an interest in executing the estate had (allowed themselves) unhindered access to all the documents removed from the deceased's home. They are currently obstructing access to the third, equally legitimate, party - the named executor of one of the earlier Wills. They are doing their damndest to withhold info.

It would be of value to know the content of the other, newer, Will, whether the executor of the earlier one is also a beneficiary. If so, then that could resolve the process in one fell swoop (the legal term).

Hence the Q - we can ask whether they are a beneficiary, and if they are, this should be divulged?

Ta.

[atticus]

Has the question been asked directly? If not, why not?

[Dev'sAd]

Has the question been asked directly? If not, why not?

Yes - a half hour ago :-)

I know I know... It was a d'oh moment, hence me asking for confirmation.

Thanks :-)