lokinetworks
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL
When I lived in Illinois I took care of my grandmother.. I did all her shopping, house work and took her to Dr visits. One day she told me she was going to give my brother a POA and executor of her will. I didnt think much of this since I trusted my brother(Who is living in Texas) and I wasn't really taking care of her to stay in her will. In 2004 I moved to South Carolina to be closer to my son's cardiologist. My Mother was taking care of her when I moved. About a year later, my grandmother was put in a nursing home due to severe dementia from her unstable diabetes. After about two weeks in the nursing home my brother came up to Illinois and moved her down to Texas to live with him. Two weeks later she died from diabetic complications.
My brother transfered her remains back to Illinois where she was waked and buried. At the wake my brother started acting very strange. Dressing in $1000 pinstripe suites(He's an auto mechanic) and driving the most expensive car rental(He still lived in Texas). He told me he had to max out a discover card to pay for the transport, clothes, funeral etc. Which I knew was a lie.
Here is what I knew about my grandmothers finances.
She had around 20 $50,000 CD's
She owned a 300k home which she promised to me.
Unbenounced to me, two weeks before her death the will was changed.. Putting all assets in to my brothers name.
My question is, can the POA and executor of a living will change the will? Can the will be changed of a person who has severe dementia? The timeline of the last will change and her death leads me to believe that he has murdered my grandmother. I never contested the will because I trusted my brother.Now the trust is gone and am kicking myself for not standing up for my grandma. Is it too late to contest the will even though it is no longer in probate? Is it too late for a criminal investigation? Any suggestions?
Thanks
When I lived in Illinois I took care of my grandmother.. I did all her shopping, house work and took her to Dr visits. One day she told me she was going to give my brother a POA and executor of her will. I didnt think much of this since I trusted my brother(Who is living in Texas) and I wasn't really taking care of her to stay in her will. In 2004 I moved to South Carolina to be closer to my son's cardiologist. My Mother was taking care of her when I moved. About a year later, my grandmother was put in a nursing home due to severe dementia from her unstable diabetes. After about two weeks in the nursing home my brother came up to Illinois and moved her down to Texas to live with him. Two weeks later she died from diabetic complications.
My brother transfered her remains back to Illinois where she was waked and buried. At the wake my brother started acting very strange. Dressing in $1000 pinstripe suites(He's an auto mechanic) and driving the most expensive car rental(He still lived in Texas). He told me he had to max out a discover card to pay for the transport, clothes, funeral etc. Which I knew was a lie.
Here is what I knew about my grandmothers finances.
She had around 20 $50,000 CD's
She owned a 300k home which she promised to me.
Unbenounced to me, two weeks before her death the will was changed.. Putting all assets in to my brothers name.
My question is, can the POA and executor of a living will change the will? Can the will be changed of a person who has severe dementia? The timeline of the last will change and her death leads me to believe that he has murdered my grandmother. I never contested the will because I trusted my brother.Now the trust is gone and am kicking myself for not standing up for my grandma. Is it too late to contest the will even though it is no longer in probate? Is it too late for a criminal investigation? Any suggestions?
Thanks