What is the name of your state? Missouri
I filed a law suit against an insurance agent in 2003. The inusrance agent had written a life insurance policy on me instead of my husband. We also purchased one for me at the same time, but the one on my husband was 54,000. When the policy arrived we noticed the error & called him right away he said he would take care of it. After my husband passed away I found that the agent had NOT taken care of it. So, I got a lawyer. The agent admitted to his mistake, but said he was between error & ommisions policies at the time of the error & I fell between the crack. Anyway, my lawyer said I needed to set up an estate. I saw no reason for this this & told him so. He assured me that I needed to. This case was drawn out until late last year & I settled for $25,000. The lawyer said it would cost more to persue it any further & I would not get much more than that anyway. OK.....my question now is...I signed off & received $16,000 which I also signed a paper saying I had received that. NOW, my lawyer's office called & said they forgot to take out the court costs & the fees for the estate lawyer totaling $874.00. The case did not go to court. These fees are for opening & closing the estate which we ended up not needing. I'm upset because I questioned the need for an estate in the first place....AND he told me that all fees would be taken out before I got my money. AND! I have already used the money on bills. Does anyone have any opinions or suggestions? Does me signing off make a difference? I don't have that kind of money in my back pocket, ya know? Do I really have to pay this?
P. S. I didn't hire the estate lawyer. He is in the same law firm, however.
I filed a law suit against an insurance agent in 2003. The inusrance agent had written a life insurance policy on me instead of my husband. We also purchased one for me at the same time, but the one on my husband was 54,000. When the policy arrived we noticed the error & called him right away he said he would take care of it. After my husband passed away I found that the agent had NOT taken care of it. So, I got a lawyer. The agent admitted to his mistake, but said he was between error & ommisions policies at the time of the error & I fell between the crack. Anyway, my lawyer said I needed to set up an estate. I saw no reason for this this & told him so. He assured me that I needed to. This case was drawn out until late last year & I settled for $25,000. The lawyer said it would cost more to persue it any further & I would not get much more than that anyway. OK.....my question now is...I signed off & received $16,000 which I also signed a paper saying I had received that. NOW, my lawyer's office called & said they forgot to take out the court costs & the fees for the estate lawyer totaling $874.00. The case did not go to court. These fees are for opening & closing the estate which we ended up not needing. I'm upset because I questioned the need for an estate in the first place....AND he told me that all fees would be taken out before I got my money. AND! I have already used the money on bills. Does anyone have any opinions or suggestions? Does me signing off make a difference? I don't have that kind of money in my back pocket, ya know? Do I really have to pay this?
P. S. I didn't hire the estate lawyer. He is in the same law firm, however.