What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Kansas
My father owned a large cattle ranch. My brother worked for him. In 2003, my father discovered irregularities in the bookkeeping, which my brother handled. My father called me to help him straighten it out. We discovered my brother had embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars. For two years I assisted my father in cleaning up my brother's mess, while also holding down a stressful professional job. My father revised his will in 2003; I was the sole beneficiary. My father had a stroke in 12/03, and I was back and forth trying to help him.
In 2005, I and my family moved to a house on my father's ranch in order to help him run it. I worked for him in his office. In 2006 he had another stroke, and my husband and I helped him recover. In addition we started doing a lot of his personal errands, etc.
By 2008, he had mostly recovered, but had become more and more demanding of us. We told him we'd like to help him hire a personal assistant. This ultimately led to a blow up and he fired me, took me out of his will, and started charging us rent.
His estate is worth about 3 million. Do I have a claim against his estate when he passes based on my giving up a job paying $100,000 a year, selling my house, moving my family, etc., based on his continuing statements that I didn't need to get another job or worry about the future since I was going to inherit his estate?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My father owned a large cattle ranch. My brother worked for him. In 2003, my father discovered irregularities in the bookkeeping, which my brother handled. My father called me to help him straighten it out. We discovered my brother had embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars. For two years I assisted my father in cleaning up my brother's mess, while also holding down a stressful professional job. My father revised his will in 2003; I was the sole beneficiary. My father had a stroke in 12/03, and I was back and forth trying to help him.
In 2005, I and my family moved to a house on my father's ranch in order to help him run it. I worked for him in his office. In 2006 he had another stroke, and my husband and I helped him recover. In addition we started doing a lot of his personal errands, etc.
By 2008, he had mostly recovered, but had become more and more demanding of us. We told him we'd like to help him hire a personal assistant. This ultimately led to a blow up and he fired me, took me out of his will, and started charging us rent.
His estate is worth about 3 million. Do I have a claim against his estate when he passes based on my giving up a job paying $100,000 a year, selling my house, moving my family, etc., based on his continuing statements that I didn't need to get another job or worry about the future since I was going to inherit his estate?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
