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talianna
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Well over a year ago, my uncle passed away. He had two brothers and two sisters left living, no children, no wife. He died rather suddenly, and apparently left no will.
My mother was the one who found him, and went with him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. In his clothing, he had several large checks and cash, which she took. At the funeral home when the family got together to make arrangements, my mother's sister was unofficially appointed to take care of settling his estate. (There wasn't much.) At that time, my mother handed over the checks and cash, and the cash was paid on his funeral bill. One of my uncles knew the person that the checks were from and volunteered to get the cash from the person to pay on the funeral bill and other expenses. He was given the checks.
A few weeks after the funeral, the other uncle threw a fit, started making accusations of my aunt, and demanded that HE would take care of the estate. My aunt's husband was terminally ill, so she agreed. The money was never paid on the funeral bill, when my aunt's husband died, the funeral home took the insurance money that should have been paid on her husband's funeral and put it on my uncle's bill "because it was first", and they're saying they never got anything.
As far as we know, my uncle has never paid any of my deceased uncle's bills, has never been legally declared the executor, has whatever possessions of my uncle's there were, and the other uncle got the cash (we verified that the person gave him cash for the checks).
Is there anything we can do, legally, to make him settle the debts or turn everything over to someone who will?
Does my uncle have the right to hang onto everything of my deceased uncle's just because he has it?
Also, my deceased uncle had a motor home that he stored things in. That's the only thing my uncle doesn't have. It's on my parents' property. Can they enter it or move it or do anything with it? It's been in the same spot for well over 10 years.
My mother was the one who found him, and went with him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. In his clothing, he had several large checks and cash, which she took. At the funeral home when the family got together to make arrangements, my mother's sister was unofficially appointed to take care of settling his estate. (There wasn't much.) At that time, my mother handed over the checks and cash, and the cash was paid on his funeral bill. One of my uncles knew the person that the checks were from and volunteered to get the cash from the person to pay on the funeral bill and other expenses. He was given the checks.
A few weeks after the funeral, the other uncle threw a fit, started making accusations of my aunt, and demanded that HE would take care of the estate. My aunt's husband was terminally ill, so she agreed. The money was never paid on the funeral bill, when my aunt's husband died, the funeral home took the insurance money that should have been paid on her husband's funeral and put it on my uncle's bill "because it was first", and they're saying they never got anything.
As far as we know, my uncle has never paid any of my deceased uncle's bills, has never been legally declared the executor, has whatever possessions of my uncle's there were, and the other uncle got the cash (we verified that the person gave him cash for the checks).
Is there anything we can do, legally, to make him settle the debts or turn everything over to someone who will?
Does my uncle have the right to hang onto everything of my deceased uncle's just because he has it?
Also, my deceased uncle had a motor home that he stored things in. That's the only thing my uncle doesn't have. It's on my parents' property. Can they enter it or move it or do anything with it? It's been in the same spot for well over 10 years.