What’s Yours Is Mine Too – when executors and administrators help themselves
Litigation involving lawyers and deceased estates has rapidly increased over the last 15 years, to the point where even non-lawyers are aware that the massive depletion in the estate from legal expenses almost renders the fight untenable.
However, reconciling that somewhat philosophical view point with the prospect of a recalcitrant executor or unworthy beneficiary receiving more than they should, often creates an odd type of stand-off between parties.
The issues are always complex and the outcomes often unsatisfactory. That however, is the result of the law awkwardly trying to solve problems that are a mixture of emotion and good sense, with inherently rigid syllogistic decision making.