Can there be more than one designated personal representative?

You could do so by appointing co-representatives or a secondary representative. However, this could not only cause problems during probate if there is a disagreement between the representatives. Normally, one representative is all that is needed and appointing more than one should only be done where there is a specify reason to do so.

A possible example might be where one person handled only the real estate aspects of probate and the other one was designated to handle all other issues. Appointing co-representatives just to protect someone’s “feelings” is almost always a bad decision and should be avoided.

Often, a frank discussion with the people involved can eliminate any issues of concern and allow one person to take on the challenging role of representative without the added challenges of co-representation.

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