Brother Is Executor of Will but Is On Drugs

[gltrucks]

What is the name of your state? Tennessee
My dad just recently died hes got a small estate 21 acres and a small house in the country.He named in his will for my brother and my step-mom to both be executors of his will,my stepmom was just recently diagnosed with the beginning stages of Alheimers,and my brother is on all kinds of drugs.Being that all of the heirs knows that neither one of them is mentally fit to handle any of this,what can we do as heirs to protect our interest?Can they both control everything even though we all disagree?He claims to have no money even for a lawyer and my step-mom will go along with whatever he tells her so she can get her equal share,shes 76 hes 56.What if any rights do we have in Tennessee?

 

[pojo2]

Have the probate proceedings been started? Get and Atty and he/she will tell you how to protest him being the executor.

 

[gltrucks]

Who can probate?

Can any one of us probate the will or does it have to be one of the executors?He and my step-mom says they cant afford an attorney but yet they claim to control all and we cant say anything all of the decisions are theres.Can we probate the will without contesting it?Thanks for your help.This is in the state of Tennessee.

 

[pojo2]

You say small estate that contains land and a house, how is the house owned and whose name is on the title/deed. EXACTLY how is it on there as well. Could be probate is not necessary if step moms' name is on there in a specific manner.

Call an Atty for a quick consultation and see what he or she has to say.

 

[gltrucks]

Whos name is on the deed.

The house and land are solely in my dads name only,he did it that way to avoid any problems upon his death.If we do have to probate the will can an heir probate it or does it have to be the or one of the executors? Thanks for your help.