- Jurisdiction
- Indiana
I know, the first response from many of you will be "get a lawyer". But, the information I'm going to present to you was just known to me tonight after close of business hours. I'm just beside myself right now and looking for guidance moving forward (YES, I will get an Attorney!)
My mother died in early 2019, without a will. There are 3 Heirs (siblings). A family friend took on the job as Administrator, who hired an Attorney to represent the Estate. Well, I just found out that this same Attorney has on several occasions represented a brother (one of the Heirs), and has also been giving this brother legal advice concerning the Estate since 2019. Unbeknowst to the rest of the heirs, the Administrator and of course the Estate Attorney and the brother knew of this.
There was never any disclosure of this relationship between Estate Attorney and my Brother, I found out this afternoon when my brother accidently forwarded months of emails showing damning corespondance between Administrator, Estate Attorney and himself. These emails show that the 3 have been conspiring to hide assets from the rest of the Heirs.
Again, I know, you'll tell me to retain an Attorney, I WILL! But, to help me sleep tonight and formulate a plan, isn't this a bold and blatant Conflict of Interest that the Estate Attorney has been in the past and is currently acting //by giving advice to my brother in regards to the Estate// as my Brothers Attorney?
Can this Estate Attorney be held accountable and be sued? Advanced thanks for reading this
My mother died in early 2019, without a will. There are 3 Heirs (siblings). A family friend took on the job as Administrator, who hired an Attorney to represent the Estate. Well, I just found out that this same Attorney has on several occasions represented a brother (one of the Heirs), and has also been giving this brother legal advice concerning the Estate since 2019. Unbeknowst to the rest of the heirs, the Administrator and of course the Estate Attorney and the brother knew of this.
There was never any disclosure of this relationship between Estate Attorney and my Brother, I found out this afternoon when my brother accidently forwarded months of emails showing damning corespondance between Administrator, Estate Attorney and himself. These emails show that the 3 have been conspiring to hide assets from the rest of the Heirs.
Again, I know, you'll tell me to retain an Attorney, I WILL! But, to help me sleep tonight and formulate a plan, isn't this a bold and blatant Conflict of Interest that the Estate Attorney has been in the past and is currently acting //by giving advice to my brother in regards to the Estate// as my Brothers Attorney?
Can this Estate Attorney be held accountable and be sued? Advanced thanks for reading this
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