What should you do if the named executor who is also the main beneficiary is not acting in the best interest of the other heirs?
Either renounce or administer the estate or pay a professional
to deal with the matter and the fees would be met from the estate.
It is up to the executor to decide.
If the exector decides to administer the estate, he or she can
be paid a fee (amount varies by state and county). The executor is
not a beneficiary and the beneficiary is not the executor. The
beneficiaries really have no say as to what the executor should do
(i.e., adminster estate, hire attorney to represent estate, or
renounce). The executor has a sworn duty to administer the estate
in accordance with the deceased's will and the laws of the state
and county of probate.