My mother passed away and we were informed she had a will. The will name my sister and brother as Executors, leaving everything to my sister. As it list 5 siblings, my name was listed as a nickname. The will stated all funeral expenses are to be paid and then went into real & personal property. An attorney was retained by my sister. However my mom is blind and had the will read to her in front of witnesses and lead to believe she signed it. When the will was read, the attorney stated I was sole beneficiary and her wishes for me to pay all her bills. My sister learned I was the beneficiary from the funeral home & the will did not name a beneficiary. My sister and brother, both named executors have harassed and threaten me to turn over the monies received as it was intended for them. Thru discovery we learned they robbed my moms bank accounts and attempting to collect claiming out-of-pocket expenses. Can someone pls. Help me with this.
I am not sure what the issue is. Listing a nickname in a will is irrelevant if it is clear who the testator means. Wills signed by blind people are a special case and there is much litigation on these issues. If the reading of the will varied from the will that is a problem, but it sounds like it may be too late to raise some issues. I am not sure from the post what you are supposed to get, and what you did not get.
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