Final temporarly witheld dispersment of money incase unforseen expensses.

My brother was the executor of a parents will. I received my portion however as is customary I believe, 10,000 dollars were withheld to cover any expenses that might arrive. Well I never heard anything about that amount and we are not on speaking terms. The catch is it was 17 years ago. My cut would have been 2000.00. Is the statute of limitation gone in this instance?