lauren0309
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What is the name of your state? New Yorki
My Mom passed away in August. I saw a lawyer at the end of August to take care of her will and file the necessary papers with the courts. The last I heard from him was in February when he informed me that the courts approved me as Executor but I must post a bond because my mother left her co-op apartment to her 5 grandchildren who would get the profits from the sale of the apartment and they want to make sure I will give them the money from the sale. In February the lawyer told me he would mail me the bond application. I never received it so I called his office on March 16 and was told by the secretary that the bond application was sent to me on March 15. It is now 3 weeks later and I still havent received it. I called 8 times last week and he never returns my calls. I complained to his secretary and she said he's always in court. Does this give him the right not to return phone calls? I don't know if he really sent out the bond application to me when he said he did or if it is lost in the mail. I don't know where to turn. He does not call me back and I'm in limbo. Meanwhile I am paying $700 a month rent on my mother's apartment since August. It is getting to be a very big expense for me. I cannot sell my mother's apartment until I have the Letter of Testamentary which I have to post bond first in order to get it. What do I do when the lawyer does not return my phone calls.
My Mom passed away in August. I saw a lawyer at the end of August to take care of her will and file the necessary papers with the courts. The last I heard from him was in February when he informed me that the courts approved me as Executor but I must post a bond because my mother left her co-op apartment to her 5 grandchildren who would get the profits from the sale of the apartment and they want to make sure I will give them the money from the sale. In February the lawyer told me he would mail me the bond application. I never received it so I called his office on March 16 and was told by the secretary that the bond application was sent to me on March 15. It is now 3 weeks later and I still havent received it. I called 8 times last week and he never returns my calls. I complained to his secretary and she said he's always in court. Does this give him the right not to return phone calls? I don't know if he really sent out the bond application to me when he said he did or if it is lost in the mail. I don't know where to turn. He does not call me back and I'm in limbo. Meanwhile I am paying $700 a month rent on my mother's apartment since August. It is getting to be a very big expense for me. I cannot sell my mother's apartment until I have the Letter of Testamentary which I have to post bond first in order to get it. What do I do when the lawyer does not return my phone calls.