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Wisconsin------I'm going to try to state just a few basic facts.
Husband deceased & Wife has a living trust (I guess you call it) from the husband. The one and only original will said the wife could live and do as she saw fit with all property till time of death and then it was to be divided equally between her 4 children.
Through the years she gave money regular every month to 1 son. She had a lot and did it because the 3 daughters were all wealthy and had exceedingly good positions in life. The son was a factory worker.
The mom had a stroke (we think...we were never given the real details) and was hospitalized. When she left that hospital she was never the same again and was not in her right mind. You couldn't discuss anything with her again. The daughter took her away to another state to live near another sister and we think that's when they planned the whole thing.
The oldest daughter was in charge of her finances. I forget the word for it.
The mom died and we signed off on the will so it could go to probate. We felt there was something wrong but the sisters said if we tried to contest the will they'd all be against us and they have money, we don't.
Before the mom died the sister took the mother to her lawyer and had the entire property passed onto her as a living trust. She got everything that way. We were not told about this and knew nothing about it till after the funeral and we signed of on the will. We also now know that she moved very large sums of money *before* the mom died. They said they had to do this so a nursing home wouln't get the money. Although the sisters at the time would not admitt to it. But the one told him before the burial that he already had his share. That's what us suspicious at first. Also he was told on several times that he got his share through the years. Which led us to believe they split the money. They were all jealous of him because he was the mother's favorite.
He got nothing. The oldest sister sits on the property and won't sell which is the only way he'd get his share of that. It's about 75 acres in a high tourist resort area and valuable. He received no money other than a thousand that was left over in a checking account. She planned well.
We are at a loss as to what to do and we can't afford thousands of dollars for a lawyer. They will have better one's and can afford it. And if we lost it would put us under.
What we'd like to know is if you sign off on a will can the case still be opened and looked into again? What would you need to do it?
Also, and most important, can an attornery get access to the mothers bank accounts and stocks to find out if any money was moved??? Or is this privileged information and not possible even after death?
If it could be and it was proved that she moved money and can't explain where it was spent, would we have a chance????
It isn't right and is pure greed and jealousy what the sisters did. I have become disabled and can't work anymore. It's very hard to make ends meet now and he deserves his share. The mom and dad earned the money, not the sisters and it's not up to them to say he had his share. It should have been split equally as the mother wished.
We don't know how to prove she wasn't right in her mind and the sisters will deny it. They already stated as much. We have no real proof that money was moved but know it was. One of the sisters admitted as much. We no longer talk to any of them. The oldest sister lived with the mom for many years and knew all her business. She's the one that had it all put in her name. Even the sig on the will is so shaky you can hardly read it.
I just want to know if it's possible to do anything with this. The mom died 3 years ago this Summer. Shortly before her trip to the hospital she told her son the Will, will never be changed. But that isn't proof. We don't have legal minds and just don't know what to do, but people shouldn't be allowed to get away with this. It's downright illegal if you ask me.
Thanks for any help,
~~Ruth~~
Husband deceased & Wife has a living trust (I guess you call it) from the husband. The one and only original will said the wife could live and do as she saw fit with all property till time of death and then it was to be divided equally between her 4 children.
Through the years she gave money regular every month to 1 son. She had a lot and did it because the 3 daughters were all wealthy and had exceedingly good positions in life. The son was a factory worker.
The mom had a stroke (we think...we were never given the real details) and was hospitalized. When she left that hospital she was never the same again and was not in her right mind. You couldn't discuss anything with her again. The daughter took her away to another state to live near another sister and we think that's when they planned the whole thing.
The oldest daughter was in charge of her finances. I forget the word for it.
The mom died and we signed off on the will so it could go to probate. We felt there was something wrong but the sisters said if we tried to contest the will they'd all be against us and they have money, we don't.
Before the mom died the sister took the mother to her lawyer and had the entire property passed onto her as a living trust. She got everything that way. We were not told about this and knew nothing about it till after the funeral and we signed of on the will. We also now know that she moved very large sums of money *before* the mom died. They said they had to do this so a nursing home wouln't get the money. Although the sisters at the time would not admitt to it. But the one told him before the burial that he already had his share. That's what us suspicious at first. Also he was told on several times that he got his share through the years. Which led us to believe they split the money. They were all jealous of him because he was the mother's favorite.
He got nothing. The oldest sister sits on the property and won't sell which is the only way he'd get his share of that. It's about 75 acres in a high tourist resort area and valuable. He received no money other than a thousand that was left over in a checking account. She planned well.
We are at a loss as to what to do and we can't afford thousands of dollars for a lawyer. They will have better one's and can afford it. And if we lost it would put us under.
What we'd like to know is if you sign off on a will can the case still be opened and looked into again? What would you need to do it?
Also, and most important, can an attornery get access to the mothers bank accounts and stocks to find out if any money was moved??? Or is this privileged information and not possible even after death?
If it could be and it was proved that she moved money and can't explain where it was spent, would we have a chance????
It isn't right and is pure greed and jealousy what the sisters did. I have become disabled and can't work anymore. It's very hard to make ends meet now and he deserves his share. The mom and dad earned the money, not the sisters and it's not up to them to say he had his share. It should have been split equally as the mother wished.
We don't know how to prove she wasn't right in her mind and the sisters will deny it. They already stated as much. We have no real proof that money was moved but know it was. One of the sisters admitted as much. We no longer talk to any of them. The oldest sister lived with the mom for many years and knew all her business. She's the one that had it all put in her name. Even the sig on the will is so shaky you can hardly read it.
I just want to know if it's possible to do anything with this. The mom died 3 years ago this Summer. Shortly before her trip to the hospital she told her son the Will, will never be changed. But that isn't proof. We don't have legal minds and just don't know what to do, but people shouldn't be allowed to get away with this. It's downright illegal if you ask me.
Thanks for any help,
~~Ruth~~