California
My Grandfather died around 10 years ago and near the end of his life he fell for a lot of scams and tended to say yes to every proposition sent his way and one of them was investing in a German Bank. My father was the executor to his estate and the bank would not give him a cent. They asked for a death certificate, he provided that. Then they wanted something else (I forget what) and my dad did that too and pretty much they decided that they won't give up my Grandfather's money for anything less than a court order. It's 8,000 dollars in all and my dad isn't sure about hiring a lawyer because he doesn't want to spend thousands of dollars on legal matters if there's a chance that the German bank will screw him over again. My dad's at a loss and I'm wondering what is the best way to go about this. He could really use that money.
My Grandfather died around 10 years ago and near the end of his life he fell for a lot of scams and tended to say yes to every proposition sent his way and one of them was investing in a German Bank. My father was the executor to his estate and the bank would not give him a cent. They asked for a death certificate, he provided that. Then they wanted something else (I forget what) and my dad did that too and pretty much they decided that they won't give up my Grandfather's money for anything less than a court order. It's 8,000 dollars in all and my dad isn't sure about hiring a lawyer because he doesn't want to spend thousands of dollars on legal matters if there's a chance that the German bank will screw him over again. My dad's at a loss and I'm wondering what is the best way to go about this. He could really use that money.