What does this mean?

[tigger22472]

What is the name of your state? Indiana

A friend of mine's father died in Jan. of 2005. She was the only heir to the estate (my father was the executor). She obviously had somethings she was to do prior to closing the estate (sell or refinance the home, sell a car, etc). She also inherited a very very large sum in an account that was in both her and her father's name.

Do to many issues we are not speaking nor does she speak to my parents. My father signed off on the will pretty much immediately as there didn't seem to be an issue.

Since that time, she never got the house refinanced and defaulted on the loan. She did sell the car but what happened to it no one knows for sure (not even her husband who she was separated from for over a year and maybe again).

According to online records the case was closed. Then all of a sudden it was redocketed, stating there was a show cause hearing. I assumed it was because she failed to pay the attorney for his services. The case against her for the house has been disposed and a judgment made.

However, now it says the estate case is still open. There was a "petition for appointment of administrator CTA filed," an oath and 'letters of testamentary" filed by the attorney, ANOTHER inventory filed and now it states "estate now supervised" and is redocketed again.

What does all this mean?

 

[BlondiePB]

What is the name of your state? Indiana

A friend of mine's father died in Jan. of 2005. She was the only heir to the estate (my father was the executor). She obviously had somethings she was to do prior to closing the estate (sell or refinance the home, sell a car, etc). She also inherited a very very large sum in an account that was in both her and her father's name.

Do to many issues we are not speaking nor does she speak to my parents. My father signed off on the will pretty much immediately as there didn't seem to be an issue.

Since that time, she never got the house refinanced and defaulted on the loan. She did sell the car but what happened to it no one knows for sure (not even her husband who she was separated from for over a year and maybe again).

According to online records the case was closed. Then all of a sudden it was redocketed, stating there was a show cause hearing. I assumed it was because she failed to pay the attorney for his services. The case against her for the house has been disposed and a judgment made.

However, now it says the estate case is still open. There was a "petition for appointment of administrator CTA filed," an oath and 'letters of testamentary" filed by the attorney, ANOTHER inventory filed and now it states "estate now supervised" and is redocketed again.

What does all this mean?

Probate has been reopened and it looks like a court appointed monitor is overseeing everything. Unless your dad is requested to produce documents, etc. he does not have to do anything else regarding this estate as he is no longer the administrator.

 

[tigger22472]

Probate has been reopened and it looks like a court appointed monitor is overseeing everything. Unless your dad is requested to produce documents, etc. he does not have to do anything else regarding this estate as he is no longer the administrator.

Yeah I realized my dad has nothing else to do with it. There's a long story behind all this. The short story is that her mom and dad busted their behinds to give her everything. When her father died he left 30,000$ in bank account, and this house (as well as 1 outright vehicle and one that there was an issue with). The lawyer stated to her at one time that he'd never really seen a case where NO ONE (bill collectors) made claims on the estate so there were few, if any claims on assets. They owed on the house but it was a beautiful 3 bed. 2 bath; cathedral ceilings, sitting on a pond that she could have EASILY gotten for just under 90K. (she had the credit and ability to do so). At any rate in the process of less than 6 months she had gone through the cash, and in less than a year lost the house. The mortagage company sued HER under her name even though the house was in his. They received a judgment for 86k.

Could this here now be because of the judgment and of failing to pay the attorney? As far as tangible things, many of those are gone also.

 

[BlondiePB]

Could this here now be because of the judgment and of failing to pay the attorney? As far as tangible things, many of those are gone also.

Certainly could be. Without anyone reading the documents, we can only speculate which you know we don't like to do. It sure is interesting how some people waste inheritances. Detaching yourself from situations that are not understandble sure does save on brain stress to try and figure things out, hon. Everything is as it should be, regardless of whether one understands why things are so.