My Father passed away on August 4, 2009 and my brother is executor of the will. He is saying my Father didn’t have anything. My Daddy did not have a lot of money, thanks to my brother, but he did have alot of ‘Personal Property’. Of course, he had clothes and personal items but he also had a lawn mower trailer, boat, motor, trailer, etc. Many items here and there but I would have to have access to his checking account to prove this which my BROTHER has complete control of. My Father also had an indemnity insurance plan that owed him 00.00 from the days he was in the hospital before he passed. Also, my Father HAD life insurance but it is strange how it can’t be found since he past. Oh, he had been living with my brother for approx. 2 years before he past. He also had a truck, paid for, and I KNOW he had life insurance but I don’t know who he had it with. I sold insurance as well as my son does and we both discussed with my Father, (recently), before his death and he reassured BOTH of us that he had life insurance and had all he needed. He told my BROTHER TWO WEEKS before he past but for some strange reason, my brother can’t FIND the policy! My brother could care less if he EVER saw me again but the feeling is MUTUAL BUT, he has SCREWED me his LAST time! My Father had a brick home PAID FOR, in a NICE subdivision and when My MOther past away in 1992, the home was split in 3 shares with a third of the home being MINE. Well, when we all three agreed for my Father to sell the home and move in 1999, I found out there was money owing on it. My Brother had borrowed money AGAINST the house with the LOAN on a FLOATING interest RATE!! I had to SIGN my part UP to pay my BROTHER’S bill. If NOT, I would’ve been OWING on it! My Father got 00.00 out of the sale of the house when the papers were done!! The will states that money, personal and real estate property is to be split between my brother and myself! My brother is claiming my Daddy HAD NOTHING!!! I went to the Probate JUDGE which is GOOD friends with my brother, he told me that my brother did not have to probate the will if there is no money involved! I asked the probate Judge about the personal property and he said that families are to settle that between themselves! Then he said further that I could HIRE an Attorney but I would spend LOTS OF money that wouldn’t probably be worth it!! NOW, my brother is GIVING things away! He has my Daddy’s TRUCK up for sale!! I am FURIOUS! Please if ANYONE knows of anything I can do, say, file, or whatever without ME having to PAY an Attorney, please tell me! I don’t understand WHY I have to pay OUT the YING YANG to get my fair SHARE that was GIVEN to me or left to me, JUST because MY brother is being GREETY!!! I did not get so much of a hanky of my Daddy’s. Incase it makes a difference, my Daddy lived in the state of Georgia! It is NOT the monmental value, it is the PRINCIPAL now! PLEASE, HELP ME, I can’t sit here and just let him get away with this!! There HAS to be SOME rights for the heir that doesn’t have ANY control? THANK YOU for taking the time to read this and even more if you have a solution.
I wanted to say that the Probate Judge told me that I could hire a lawyer but this is the point, why do I have to hire a lawyer and pay fees just because I am not the executor? I would think that would be the executors problem b/c he is not doing what he was appointed to do? I have paid an attorney 0.00 to discuss my options for 45 MINUTES!! Who can AFFORD THIS?? There has to be something I can do w/o the COSTLY expenses of an attorney! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!?? If you can’t help, please tell me who is superior to the Probate Judge? Where do I get started to change this so it won’t happen to another person in this situation?