downhome12
Junior Member
What is the name of your state: Michigan
My uncle passed away a few weeks ago in his home (he was found 2 weeks later). My cousin was called (he's lives out of state) that his father has died. My cousin was appointed power of attorney about a year agoe. He was told when he got here that upon his dad's death he no longer has power of attorney. I've been telling my cousin he needs to go to a lawyer and get appointed as Executor of his dad's estate. My cousin, his sister and mother (my uncles ex-wife) are the only saviors. Now mind you this has only been a few weeks since my uncle died. My cousin has found 3 bank accounts (from 3 banks) with over $100,000.00 in each bank and thousands of dollars in the house. My cousin has since then emptied out the house (the house by the way was a mess). Because my uncle wasn't found for a couple weeks after he passed; my cousin was told the house was a biohazard and needed to be cleaned professionally. After he found out how much this was going to cost he just hired some “friends” to come in and redo the bathroom (putting them at risk). He replaced the floor, sink and toilet (Uncle passed away in bathroom). The whole house smelled of death as well) I was told that if my uncle had home insurance this would cover it. My cousin said he didn’t have insurance so this is why he is doing it his self. That’s just one thing I think he is doing illegally. The other stuff is he is writing checks and post dating them back before my uncle died and signing them as “power of attorney”. He has also since then been transferring funds from all three accounts into new accounts in his home state only leaving one dollar in each account. I’m worried he is going to get in so much trouble doing this but I can’t seem to get it in his head that there are procedures he has to go through before he can do all this but he says his lawyer told him to do it this way??? I just can’t believe it. I’m I worried for nothing??
Thanks for your help.
My uncle passed away a few weeks ago in his home (he was found 2 weeks later). My cousin was called (he's lives out of state) that his father has died. My cousin was appointed power of attorney about a year agoe. He was told when he got here that upon his dad's death he no longer has power of attorney. I've been telling my cousin he needs to go to a lawyer and get appointed as Executor of his dad's estate. My cousin, his sister and mother (my uncles ex-wife) are the only saviors. Now mind you this has only been a few weeks since my uncle died. My cousin has found 3 bank accounts (from 3 banks) with over $100,000.00 in each bank and thousands of dollars in the house. My cousin has since then emptied out the house (the house by the way was a mess). Because my uncle wasn't found for a couple weeks after he passed; my cousin was told the house was a biohazard and needed to be cleaned professionally. After he found out how much this was going to cost he just hired some “friends” to come in and redo the bathroom (putting them at risk). He replaced the floor, sink and toilet (Uncle passed away in bathroom). The whole house smelled of death as well) I was told that if my uncle had home insurance this would cover it. My cousin said he didn’t have insurance so this is why he is doing it his self. That’s just one thing I think he is doing illegally. The other stuff is he is writing checks and post dating them back before my uncle died and signing them as “power of attorney”. He has also since then been transferring funds from all three accounts into new accounts in his home state only leaving one dollar in each account. I’m worried he is going to get in so much trouble doing this but I can’t seem to get it in his head that there are procedures he has to go through before he can do all this but he says his lawyer told him to do it this way??? I just can’t believe it. I’m I worried for nothing??
Thanks for your help.
