What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania
Hello, I am one of the beneficiaries of my father's estate. He died in Nov 2021. It's a very simple estate, and yet 2 1/2 years later, it is still not closed It was valued in the low 7 figures; the bulk of it has been distributed. The executrix (my stepmother) refuses to provide full information about the legal expenses the estate has incurred. I believe her attorney is taking advantage of her lack of mental clarity, and continuing to bill her. He is now saying there will need to be a clawback, to pay his legal fees. After many delays on the part of this attorney, we received a judgment from the county Court of Common Pleas, ordering my stepmother to provide a full accounting of all expenses incurred. The deadline for providing the accounting was June 15, 2024. It's a month now past this date, and all we've received is spotty documentation, including no legal bills since July 2023.
My question is, how can we compel her to provide full documentation? My siblings hired a lawyer to get the Court Order, but they are loath to pay any more legal fees. I called the courthouse, but the employee there is telling me I need to hire counsel. Is there a way, in PA, that I can get the judge to refocus on this, simply as an interested party?
Hello, I am one of the beneficiaries of my father's estate. He died in Nov 2021. It's a very simple estate, and yet 2 1/2 years later, it is still not closed It was valued in the low 7 figures; the bulk of it has been distributed. The executrix (my stepmother) refuses to provide full information about the legal expenses the estate has incurred. I believe her attorney is taking advantage of her lack of mental clarity, and continuing to bill her. He is now saying there will need to be a clawback, to pay his legal fees. After many delays on the part of this attorney, we received a judgment from the county Court of Common Pleas, ordering my stepmother to provide a full accounting of all expenses incurred. The deadline for providing the accounting was June 15, 2024. It's a month now past this date, and all we've received is spotty documentation, including no legal bills since July 2023.
My question is, how can we compel her to provide full documentation? My siblings hired a lawyer to get the Court Order, but they are loath to pay any more legal fees. I called the courthouse, but the employee there is telling me I need to hire counsel. Is there a way, in PA, that I can get the judge to refocus on this, simply as an interested party?