What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois
-Ill try to keep this quick and simple. My grandparents have had a lawyer for the last year or so and have had him do work for them. Mainly he has done their taxes and set up a trust. As far as they are concerned this lawyer has done a good job although at a snail's pace. What they are worried about now is owing him money. They have plenty of money right now and don't want to leave any debts to the family when they die. They requested the bill from the lawyer and kept getting brushed off. He told them eventually that he would have the bill for the trust and everything(which was completed around October) by the first of the year. That date passed with no bill. Now they are saying its tax season and they won't get their bill until at least May.
My worry is that since both are rather old, nearly 90, that the lawyer might be waiting until both have died so he can charge the estate whatever he wants. This is especially true since my grandfather has cancer and has been in and out of the hospital quite a bit and HE alone handles this stuff and my grandmother is rather ignorant to anything in this nature and may not have the mental capacity to handle it.
Is there anyway to make a formal request for the bill with a time limit involved?
-Ill try to keep this quick and simple. My grandparents have had a lawyer for the last year or so and have had him do work for them. Mainly he has done their taxes and set up a trust. As far as they are concerned this lawyer has done a good job although at a snail's pace. What they are worried about now is owing him money. They have plenty of money right now and don't want to leave any debts to the family when they die. They requested the bill from the lawyer and kept getting brushed off. He told them eventually that he would have the bill for the trust and everything(which was completed around October) by the first of the year. That date passed with no bill. Now they are saying its tax season and they won't get their bill until at least May.
My worry is that since both are rather old, nearly 90, that the lawyer might be waiting until both have died so he can charge the estate whatever he wants. This is especially true since my grandfather has cancer and has been in and out of the hospital quite a bit and HE alone handles this stuff and my grandmother is rather ignorant to anything in this nature and may not have the mental capacity to handle it.
Is there anyway to make a formal request for the bill with a time limit involved?