Estate finalized

[momm2500]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA

if a judge has already ruled on an estate and distribution has been made to beneficiaries, can it be reopened if found out after the fact that the executor at the time is now being charged with felony charges? apparently executor kept and forged social security checks of the deceased. apparently the government needed to do their investigation and now charged executor with felony charges (forging deceased persons name). it appears that this investigation has been on-going for a long time and was not presented in court since social security did not finish their investigation at the time. i do know that in the state of PA if charged with a felony you can not be an executor of a will. should the judge be made aware of this after the fact? this might show that the information the excutor presented in court were false because of forgery. and can the judge reverse any rulings or even reopen an estate?

 

[tranquility]

While it could, why? It seems the breach is against the executor and he is the one to sue. What are you trying to accomplish by reopening the estate?

 

[momm2500]

getting the rest of the property/personal belongings and money that the executor stole. first off executor did not execute the will as indicated and it was brought up in court and the judge did not do anything about it. one of the life insurance policies the executor forged signature and kept the money when it should have gone to the estate which i would have received at least 1/2.