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Can I as the sole beneficiary of my fathers will place new locks on his doors to halt the stealing of his property?
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My grandmother,uncles etc are pillaging all of the belongings of my father which were left to me in his will.(including the house from which his belongings are being taken) He died only 4 days ago and today,being sunday, I am unable to contact a lawyer today but I want to stop this today by putting new locks on the doors until this can be resolved legally tomorrow.Am I able to do so???
As the sole beneficiary of the property, you would hold equitable title to your father's property; however, to have legal title, you would need to be named as executor of his will, which I assume you are since you are your father's sole beneficiary.
Assuming you are the sole beneficiary and the sole executor, then you would have a duty to secure the estate's property to ensure that it is not stolen, wasted, or otherwise damaged. So, given the facts and the assumptions, yes, you would have the right to change the locks to prevent people with no entitlement to the estate from pillaging the estate.
