Slightly unusual request and not sure of the answer. Mr T died leaving no will and three children, A, B and C. A & B do not get on with C. They went to an accountant to apply for letters of administration. They invited C to come along but she did not show up. Turns out she was busy making her own application, obtaining letters of administration and closing bank accounts down.
A & B have found out about this and we are investigating what has gone on and the possibility of removing C from her position but it does not look to me like there is any obvious breaches so far.
A posed the question whether she could apply for a second letters of administration to give her equal standing. While I know an executor with power reserved can apply for double probate there doesn’t seem to be an equivalent for letters of administration. You can apply to add an administrator in cases of a minority interest but this needs the permission of the current administrator. you can apply to replace but this needs evidence of breach of position.
Is it possible to simply apply for a concurrent grant or do letters of administration apply on a ‘first come first served’ basis.
Paul Mounce
Gosschalks