Today's guest, Mike Chesworth, was recently the executor of his fathers' will. He was generous enough to share his story and the things he learned along the way.
I recently discovered your podcast and listened to several of your recent episodes and, so far, found them all very interesting and useful.
However, listening to this one, I felt very uneasy and, indeed, struggled to get to the end of it.
Not only did your guest provide no insights or even any practical information of any relevance to people who are considering nominating or becoming an executor of a will, but it was a 30-minute rambling of incoherent sentences which didn't address the topic at all.
On top of that, your guest went on and on and on revealing personal and private details about his father's health and his mother, his siblings, other family members and even a nurse and a Centrelink employee which were not only irrelevant to what should have been the discussion topic but also unnecessarily breaching their privacy. I felt bad for all the people whose privacy was breached, all the more because it was completely uncalled-for.
Out of respect to all the people whose privacy was so badly violated - and to the listeners of your podcast, who deserve to hear information that is relevant to each episode's topic - I suggest you take this episode off line and replace it with one with another guest who ACTUALLY has experience as executor of a will and who is both WILLING and ABLE to share relevant information and insights on the specific tasks and responsibilities attached to the role, without unnecessarily breaching other people's privacy rights.
Thank you in advance for your professional handling of the matter.
I recently discovered your podcast and listened to several of your recent episodes and, so far, found them all very interesting and useful.
However, listening to this one, I felt very uneasy and, indeed, struggled to get to the end of it.
Not only did your guest provide no insights or even any practical information of any relevance to people who are considering nominating or becoming an executor of a will, but it was a 30-minute rambling of incoherent sentences which didn't address the topic at all.
On top of that, your guest went on and on and on revealing personal and private details about his father's health and his mother, his siblings, other family members and even a nurse and a Centrelink employee which were not only irrelevant to what should have been the discussion topic but also unnecessarily breaching their privacy. I felt bad for all the people whose privacy was breached, all the more because it was completely uncalled-for.
Out of respect to all the people whose privacy was so badly violated - and to the listeners of your podcast, who deserve to hear information that is relevant to each episode's topic - I suggest you take this episode off line and replace it with one with another guest who ACTUALLY has experience as executor of a will and who is both WILLING and ABLE to share relevant information and insights on the specific tasks and responsibilities attached to the role, without unnecessarily breaching other people's privacy rights.
Thank you in advance for your professional handling of the matter.
Hi Bec, I listened to Mike and your podcast today and found it interesting. However, Mike has only seen half of the work involved as his mother is still alive making the transition from a combined estate to single estate reasonably straightforward. Having acted as a third party ( i.e. non family) Enduring Power of Attorney and Will Executor, I learnt one has to be careful after the death certificate has been issued. The temptation is to scan the QR code so all interested parties are notified. However, it is much better to identify each item of the estate that has to be processed and systematically transfer control from Enduring Power of Attorney ( which ceases on the death of the individual) to Will Executor. Also, even if the person has a prepaid funeral there are still costs involved so keeping the estate bank account alive until all expenses have been paid avoids any interested parties thinking monies have been paid to the Executor for the wrong reason. My advice would be to identify all the changes to be made, tick them off one by one and keep detailed records of everything you do so you maintain control through the whole process. At the end of the processthe Will beneficiaries are paid out and there are no disputes.
Hi Bec,
I recently discovered your podcast and listened to several of your recent episodes and, so far, found them all very interesting and useful.
However, listening to this one, I felt very uneasy and, indeed, struggled to get to the end of it.
Not only did your guest provide no insights or even any practical information of any relevance to people who are considering nominating or becoming an executor of a will, but it was a 30-minute rambling of incoherent sentences which didn't address the topic at all.
On top of that, your guest went on and on and on revealing personal and private details about his father's health and his mother, his siblings, other family members and even a nurse and a Centrelink employee which were not only irrelevant to what should have been the discussion topic but also unnecessarily breaching their privacy. I felt bad for all the people whose privacy was breached, all the more because it was completely uncalled-for.
Out of respect to all the people whose privacy was so badly violated - and to the listeners of your podcast, who deserve to hear information that is relevant to each episode's topic - I suggest you take this episode off line and replace it with one with another guest who ACTUALLY has experience as executor of a will and who is both WILLING and ABLE to share relevant information and insights on the specific tasks and responsibilities attached to the role, without unnecessarily breaching other people's privacy rights.
Thank you in advance for your professional handling of the matter.
Hi Bec,
I recently discovered your podcast and listened to several of your recent episodes and, so far, found them all very interesting and useful.
However, listening to this one, I felt very uneasy and, indeed, struggled to get to the end of it.
Not only did your guest provide no insights or even any practical information of any relevance to people who are considering nominating or becoming an executor of a will, but it was a 30-minute rambling of incoherent sentences which didn't address the topic at all.
On top of that, your guest went on and on and on revealing personal and private details about his father's health and his mother, his siblings, other family members and even a nurse and a Centrelink employee which were not only irrelevant to what should have been the discussion topic but also unnecessarily breaching their privacy. I felt bad for all the people whose privacy was breached, all the more because it was completely uncalled-for.
Out of respect to all the people whose privacy was so badly violated - and to the listeners of your podcast, who deserve to hear information that is relevant to each episode's topic - I suggest you take this episode off line and replace it with one with another guest who ACTUALLY has experience as executor of a will and who is both WILLING and ABLE to share relevant information and insights on the specific tasks and responsibilities attached to the role, without unnecessarily breaching other people's privacy rights.
Thank you in advance for your professional handling of the matter.
Hi Bec, I listened to Mike and your podcast today and found it interesting. However, Mike has only seen half of the work involved as his mother is still alive making the transition from a combined estate to single estate reasonably straightforward. Having acted as a third party ( i.e. non family) Enduring Power of Attorney and Will Executor, I learnt one has to be careful after the death certificate has been issued. The temptation is to scan the QR code so all interested parties are notified. However, it is much better to identify each item of the estate that has to be processed and systematically transfer control from Enduring Power of Attorney ( which ceases on the death of the individual) to Will Executor. Also, even if the person has a prepaid funeral there are still costs involved so keeping the estate bank account alive until all expenses have been paid avoids any interested parties thinking monies have been paid to the Executor for the wrong reason. My advice would be to identify all the changes to be made, tick them off one by one and keep detailed records of everything you do so you maintain control through the whole process. At the end of the processthe Will beneficiaries are paid out and there are no disputes.
Ian Kilpatrick
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