🔑 Common Problems with Co-Executors

Naming two (or more) executors can feel like a built-in check-and-balance system. In practice, it can turn routine administration into a coordination problem.

Co-executors typically share the same fiduciary responsibilities. That sounds symmetrical, but it has a hidden consequence: if the executors cannot act together, estate administration can stall.

And when action is delayed, the estate pays for it: more professional fees, more beneficiary suspicion, and sometimes real financial harm (missed opportunities, mounting expenses, and time-bar risks).

Below are four common problems that come up with co-executors, and practical ways to get the estate moving again: deadlocks, personal liability risk, increased cost from delay, and time-sensitive deadlines.