Executor Abuse Of Power...HELP?
What is the name of your state? MASSACUSETTS
I was my aunt's POA while she was alive. Just prior to her death, some distant relatives ( I mean very distant) had just found out she inherited money, and manipulated her to change her will. They even drove her to the attorney's office. Anyway the will was contested. The judge felt there was enough evidence that foul play was involved, that he appointed a court appointed executor. This distent relative was named as executor previously. This distant relative is also facing accessory charges to B&E, as well as her son with A&B at my aunt's funeral in front of a priest. (This just show you want kind of people we are dealing with here.)
My aunt was an animal rights person, and loved her animals. I cared for them and placed most of them while she was still alive. Upon her death, I still cared for them, even though I had no legal right to do so, but someone had to. When the executor was appointed, I met him at the house, and told him that there were 2-3 cats still there. He would need to call animal rescue to get them. Months goes by. No return call as to the status of the cats.
At the deposition, he openly admitted that he went to the house for the first time that day since I saw him (Three months later). I asked about the cats. He said he did nothing, that is was too expensive to call animal control. I was very upset at the fact he would let animals starve to death. I called and found out it would cost FREE. The MSPCA was called, not by him, but the family. Dead cats were found, but he told the familty that the MSPCA found nothing. Since he was reported to proper officials for animal neglect, he has sought vendetta against me personally.
He has refused to reimburse my expeses as POA or any funeral expenses I paid for my aunt. He has paid no other bills, except an oil bill supposedly for my aunt's home ( my aunt never had oil heating, only electric). There may be other instances of misaapropriation of monies. Yet he has charged the estate over $10,000 for similar acts. He has failed to notify any heirs of their potential inheritence. He has made threats against me as a result of the MSPCA complaint. He wants me to pay the estate all monies my aunt authoprized me to pay. He said if I refuse to pay, then he is going to file elder abuse, and theft. He is also accusing me of failing to do a proper funeral, and demands my aunt's ashes given to him, which have already been scattered. He says we are lying. This alone, I feel is completely stepping over the line. Not to be blunt, but who the f*** is he to determine want my aunt wanted as a proper funeral and where her ashes should be scattered?
I feel he has EMOTIONAL SCARRED me and my family. This man has threatened me to IMPERSONATE MY DEAD GRANDMOTHER to close a bank account. This executor has also allowed persons currently charged w/ A&B to remove property with no accounting for the whereabouts of the property. Since he is court appointed, what do I do? What rights do the other heirs have in regards to this abuse. The estate upon my aunt's death was estimated at over $500,000. Now with legal fees involved, less than $100,000, and no bills have been paid yet. Is there a case? What do we do? What can we do? At this rate there won't be money to pay the bills including the one he is refusing to pay, mine. Can he be held accountable? Our family is completely withdrawn, and upset, that for the second time around they feel the've been taken advantage of. We feel that this person is taking advantage of our feeling as well as abusing them. Please plese help????? Final question...Do I need to sue the estate in small claims for each item before the money runs out? DO I NEED TO HIRE MY OWN ATTORNEY? Since I was POA, can the estate pay for it? This man is malicious and abusive. My Dad is extremely depressed at what he is doing to him emotionally. PLEASE HELP???????
What is the name of your state? MASSACUSETTS
I was my aunt's POA while she was alive. Just prior to her death, some distant relatives ( I mean very distant) had just found out she inherited money, and manipulated her to change her will. They even drove her to the attorney's office. Anyway the will was contested. The judge felt there was enough evidence that foul play was involved, that he appointed a court appointed executor. This distent relative was named as executor previously. This distant relative is also facing accessory charges to B&E, as well as her son with A&B at my aunt's funeral in front of a priest. (This just show you want kind of people we are dealing with here.)
My aunt was an animal rights person, and loved her animals. I cared for them and placed most of them while she was still alive. Upon her death, I still cared for them, even though I had no legal right to do so, but someone had to. When the executor was appointed, I met him at the house, and told him that there were 2-3 cats still there. He would need to call animal rescue to get them. Months goes by. No return call as to the status of the cats.
At the deposition, he openly admitted that he went to the house for the first time that day since I saw him (Three months later). I asked about the cats. He said he did nothing, that is was too expensive to call animal control. I was very upset at the fact he would let animals starve to death. I called and found out it would cost FREE. The MSPCA was called, not by him, but the family. Dead cats were found, but he told the familty that the MSPCA found nothing. Since he was reported to proper officials for animal neglect, he has sought vendetta against me personally.
He has refused to reimburse my expeses as POA or any funeral expenses I paid for my aunt. He has paid no other bills, except an oil bill supposedly for my aunt's home ( my aunt never had oil heating, only electric). There may be other instances of misaapropriation of monies. Yet he has charged the estate over $10,000 for similar acts. He has failed to notify any heirs of their potential inheritence. He has made threats against me as a result of the MSPCA complaint. He wants me to pay the estate all monies my aunt authoprized me to pay. He said if I refuse to pay, then he is going to file elder abuse, and theft. He is also accusing me of failing to do a proper funeral, and demands my aunt's ashes given to him, which have already been scattered. He says we are lying. This alone, I feel is completely stepping over the line. Not to be blunt, but who the f*** is he to determine want my aunt wanted as a proper funeral and where her ashes should be scattered?
I feel he has EMOTIONAL SCARRED me and my family. This man has threatened me to IMPERSONATE MY DEAD GRANDMOTHER to close a bank account. This executor has also allowed persons currently charged w/ A&B to remove property with no accounting for the whereabouts of the property. Since he is court appointed, what do I do? What rights do the other heirs have in regards to this abuse. The estate upon my aunt's death was estimated at over $500,000. Now with legal fees involved, less than $100,000, and no bills have been paid yet. Is there a case? What do we do? What can we do? At this rate there won't be money to pay the bills including the one he is refusing to pay, mine. Can he be held accountable? Our family is completely withdrawn, and upset, that for the second time around they feel the've been taken advantage of. We feel that this person is taking advantage of our feeling as well as abusing them. Please plese help????? Final question...Do I need to sue the estate in small claims for each item before the money runs out? DO I NEED TO HIRE MY OWN ATTORNEY? Since I was POA, can the estate pay for it? This man is malicious and abusive. My Dad is extremely depressed at what he is doing to him emotionally. PLEASE HELP???????
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