estate

[glennw]

estate (dads evil girlfriend)

What is the name of your state? Washington

My father made me the co-executor of my his estate along with his girlfriend. After he died, she sorted through everything without my presence (take in to fact that they lived together), and even made estate decisions without my notification. I recently went to their (the girlfriend and my fathers) home to receive the items left to myself and my brother, but after looking over things after returning home, we noticed many things were not there. What can I do to obtain those items I did not get. Can she simply say that she doesn't know where thay are at? We had visual conformation of them in the home 2 days before his death.

 

[recycbride]

estate--glennw

Need to put my 2 cents in here. Not an attorney but son went thru similiar situation about 2 years ago, although live-in was not exec. First, figure out value of what is missing. Then weigh the monetary amount of items versus expense of attorney and fighting for them. Don't bother fighting for $500 worth of items if it's going to cost $1000 to fight for them. Then, if it's worth it, hire the best litigation probate attorney you can find, make her prove everything she's claiming, file theft charges and throw the bimbo's butt in the slammer. If you let her get away with this crap you will never have closure.

 

[djohnson]

I agree but know that it's not going to be that easy. You have to prove what you are talking about. She will have the status quo. She can say it never existed (it's your word against hers), it broke, he sold it, or absolutely anything so if you do decide to go to court be prepared to have the burden of proof.