What is the name of your state? Maine.
I posted a little while back about this, & then I found out some stuff about the insurance policy. When I was 14 my father passed away & had a life insurance policy for $25,000. I was the sole beneficiary on it, & my mother went to Probate Court to have it placed in a CD account for me until I was 18, when I could withdraw the money. I turn 18 in two weeks & she refuses to tell me any information about the money besides "it will be in your hand when you turn 18."
Well, I went to the Probate Court & got copies of all the documents & files pertaining to the life insurance. I found out that it was being held in a bank account, I got the account information & everything, & I also found out that she was supposed to be giving me documentation of what interest had gained on the account & what she was doing with the interest. Also, I found out that the money was not allowed legally to be touched or moved (besides interest) without a court order.
My fiancee & I wanted to double check the money was in the account, & when we went to the bank they informed us that the bank account had been closed out. The courts had no record of this. I called my mother & she refused to tell me where she moved the money.
Somebody at the Probate Court told me that I need to write her a certified letter or notorized letter saying that she needs to give me all the information about the money in __ days, or I will take legal action, but obviously he couldn't give me any other advice legally. We are going to talk to a lawyer asap.
My question is, can I get her for theft charges? Her name was nowhere on the life insurance policy, she was only named conservator to decide where the money goes & stuff like that, nothing to do with taking the money. & Also, someone told me that in Maine when things like this happen courts look at it as a gray area, like some judges would feel she had no right to take it & some feel it was okay. Does anyone know about this?
Thank you so much for your help!
I posted a little while back about this, & then I found out some stuff about the insurance policy. When I was 14 my father passed away & had a life insurance policy for $25,000. I was the sole beneficiary on it, & my mother went to Probate Court to have it placed in a CD account for me until I was 18, when I could withdraw the money. I turn 18 in two weeks & she refuses to tell me any information about the money besides "it will be in your hand when you turn 18."
Well, I went to the Probate Court & got copies of all the documents & files pertaining to the life insurance. I found out that it was being held in a bank account, I got the account information & everything, & I also found out that she was supposed to be giving me documentation of what interest had gained on the account & what she was doing with the interest. Also, I found out that the money was not allowed legally to be touched or moved (besides interest) without a court order.
My fiancee & I wanted to double check the money was in the account, & when we went to the bank they informed us that the bank account had been closed out. The courts had no record of this. I called my mother & she refused to tell me where she moved the money.
Somebody at the Probate Court told me that I need to write her a certified letter or notorized letter saying that she needs to give me all the information about the money in __ days, or I will take legal action, but obviously he couldn't give me any other advice legally. We are going to talk to a lawyer asap.
My question is, can I get her for theft charges? Her name was nowhere on the life insurance policy, she was only named conservator to decide where the money goes & stuff like that, nothing to do with taking the money. & Also, someone told me that in Maine when things like this happen courts look at it as a gray area, like some judges would feel she had no right to take it & some feel it was okay. Does anyone know about this?
Thank you so much for your help!