We are long overdue new wills, so quick question, how old are your executors

[FinallyFluid]

Please and thank you.

@FinallyFluid you can name an executor who can then instruct a solicitor to do the work. You wouldn't do this if there was almost no assets - but it can work if there is a house to sell and investments. My dad did this for his mum - he was the executor but he didn't want his sisters to accuse him of any unfairness or wrong doing so he asked the solicitor to do the leg work (I also think he's discussed this with his mum before the event). There is a fee to this.

@NoGoodPunsLeft you can name a solicitor - but it also makes me think who would sort the kids out? (We had named potential guardians but over time circumstances, ages and relationships change - people have their own kids etc - so we need to rethink all of this).

@FinallyFluid

Thank you for all the responses.

I am 57 and DH is 64, DS is an only.

All the people I would automatically ask are in Ireland and we are in the UK, I was going to ask my cousin who lives in Middlesex if his eldest daughter would be up for it, then I asked him how old his executors were by age I reckon one of them, by his answer was his really sensible daughter. So I don't think she will want that job twice.

Off to have a think.

She'd be unlikely to do the job twice though surely unless everyone dies very young! Isn't your DS likely to be grown up and able to be executor by the time the second of you dies? You can't really expect to make a will now that will last the rest of your lives - so name each other as executors for now (with cousin's daughter as back up) and when one of you is widowed, redo the will, putting DS as executor by then hopefully.

I have DH as executor, who's older than me. I expect to change that to DS at some point, most likely if DH dies before me, or has become too old for the job.

Thank you FF

Lots to think about from this thread.

I’m in my 50s, children in their 20s. I don’t want DCs to have to do this if they’re still in their 20s.

I’ve put DH first, then solicitor (who intends to go on working for another 10 years), then DC.