What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Minnesota
Eighteen years ago my grandma passed away; my grandpa passed away ten years prior to her death. My father is their only child, and a very successful businessman. My grandma told me she planned to leave "everything" to her four grandchildren when she died...I was around 25 at the time. After my grandma passed I mentioned this to my dad; his response was "I don't know what you're talking about!," I let it drop. I assumed my grandma changed her mind. My brother maintained all these years (to us, his siblings) that my dad "did something," but the three of us never gave it much thought. My brother's attorney is also my dad's attorney. I know over the years my brother would share his suspicions with their attorney...About six months ago the attorney gave my brother an unsigned copy of my grandma's will which he had all these years. He said my dad had the signed will, but felt certain he destroyed it. My dad was the executor. The attorney said there were many accounts involved, and since my dad's name was also on the accounts, he immediatley closed them all after her death. The attorney said he could not help us (conflict of interest), and asked that we not mention to our dad that he gave us a copy of the will. He said it would be impossible to a put a dollar amount on all of her accounts, since there are no records available to us. We're thinking 1-4 million. The attorney thinks we should wait until my dad passes away (he's 70, and in perfect health), because the estate is now worth 10-16 million. Honestly, we would all be happy with just what my grandma wanted us to have, and exposing our father for who he is, a greedy person who "stole" from his children! We are all in our 40's with kids in college, my mother is not alive, and my father has no idea we know any of this!
Eighteen years ago my grandma passed away; my grandpa passed away ten years prior to her death. My father is their only child, and a very successful businessman. My grandma told me she planned to leave "everything" to her four grandchildren when she died...I was around 25 at the time. After my grandma passed I mentioned this to my dad; his response was "I don't know what you're talking about!," I let it drop. I assumed my grandma changed her mind. My brother maintained all these years (to us, his siblings) that my dad "did something," but the three of us never gave it much thought. My brother's attorney is also my dad's attorney. I know over the years my brother would share his suspicions with their attorney...About six months ago the attorney gave my brother an unsigned copy of my grandma's will which he had all these years. He said my dad had the signed will, but felt certain he destroyed it. My dad was the executor. The attorney said there were many accounts involved, and since my dad's name was also on the accounts, he immediatley closed them all after her death. The attorney said he could not help us (conflict of interest), and asked that we not mention to our dad that he gave us a copy of the will. He said it would be impossible to a put a dollar amount on all of her accounts, since there are no records available to us. We're thinking 1-4 million. The attorney thinks we should wait until my dad passes away (he's 70, and in perfect health), because the estate is now worth 10-16 million. Honestly, we would all be happy with just what my grandma wanted us to have, and exposing our father for who he is, a greedy person who "stole" from his children! We are all in our 40's with kids in college, my mother is not alive, and my father has no idea we know any of this!