[WSBARP] Question On Joint Personal Representatives

[Melody Tucker Law]

If you end up naming joint Personal Representatives, I would suggest that you include language in the Will to the effect that "in the event the Personal Representatives cannot agree on an issue, the decision of PR "A" shall prevail." Someone has to have a 51% vote to avoid having to go to Court for decision-making!

Melody



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You can have multiple PR’s, but they would have to agree on everything and the logistics can be a pain (i.e. both having to sign documents, etc.). It’s better to have one as primary and the other as a backup.



Craig



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Hello, Probate Listmates.



A quick question on pros and cons. A client wants to have two relatives act as joint Personal Representatives in her Will. I’m not sure that is possible to give letters testamentary to two people, but if it is my instinct is that it would be better to have one be the personal representative and the other be a successor PR. Any arguments for and against?



Thanks in advance.





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