QUESTION
Admenistrator stealing from the estate.
Asked on Apr 04th, 2016 on Wills and Probate - Tennessee
More details to this question:
Inventory of the decedent's financial assets have never been distributed to the the heirs. My sister is the Administrator, my brother and I are the heirs. My brother and I would like to have a forensic accounting of what is in the estate and safe deposit box. We have been given verbal information but nothing objective. Our father was an orthopedic surgeon.
1 ANSWER
As a general rule, when an administrator is appointed, the court has in place rules that require her to file an inventory and accounting of all of the assets of the estate. However, this requirement can be waived if all of the heirs agree. If there is an attorney who represents the estate, you might want to contact the attorney and insist on a written inventory and accounting be filed with the court. If this does not get you anywhere, it would be best if you hired an attorney. The attorney can then file a motion to compel your sister as the administrator to file an inventory and accounting of all of the assets of the estate.
Answered on Apr 04th, 2016 at 3:05 AM