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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Why would you expect the beneficiaries to be any wiser than the deceased? A will might say to distribute the estate equally between three survivors, but you’d let the executor override that if he felt two were irresponsible and would just squander it?
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Maybe I misunderstood the post when it said “respect the wishes of the will”
But I thought is was in reference to the OP situation where the OP gets everything and then saying the OP should follow the will as written and keep everything because that’s what the will said.
My response was that while the legal process should carry out. No burden should be placed on the living to follow that beyond the initial legal dispersement. If he thinks the money should have been shared then share it. Just because a will states there isn’t any legal requirement to share doesn’t mean there is any moral requirement not to share.
So no I wouldn’t want the executer to override it however the individuals should not feel bound to anything once the estate is settled.
As to why they are wiser? Not wiser, just impacted. They have yo live with the consequences of the disbursement and the chaos that may have been caused.