QUESTION
How do I get my brothers to pay out my mom’s inheritance to my youngest children?
Asked on Mar 18th, 2021 on Wills and Probate - California
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My older brothers are the executors of my deceased mother’s estate. My mother left each of her grandchildren a significant amount of money. My brothers are the only ones to have access to the money. I don’t know the bank or the account number or even the state the bank is in but they have told my kids that I stole their money. I have done nothing regarding any of this. Should I go to the police or is civil the only way to go? I don’t have much time because I have terminal cancer. I need to know my mom’s wishes were carried out, the last am not to blame, and to give my kids a good start to their adult life. The would hope my brothers would be punished for embezzlement.
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Depending on your childrens' ages, the amounts they were left and the terms of the Will, the sums may have been placed in a Uniform Trust for Minors' Act account, paid into the court registry, or held in trust until they reach a certain age. Ask the local probate court clerk for a copy of the Will, ask a local probate lawyer whether enough time has passed for you to demand an accounting (on your childrens' behalf) and explain the situation to your children. This is not a police matter: you do not even have evidence tending to prove that a crime has been committed.
Answered on Mar 19th, 2021 at 7:24 AM
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