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House is in NY State. My mother died recently. She had a living trust on the house where she got to live in it until she dies but the house has been in the name of myself and 3 siblings - in a trust.
My siblings locked me out shortly before my mother died. I was told to obtain the trust documents to tell if I have the right to change the locks and enter the house.
I obtained the trust documents. What do I look for to tell if I have the right to enter the house?
The house is held in the name of the trust and my oldest sibling is the executor of the estate. He is the one who changed the locks on me.
I also asked the estate atty to send me the will and an accounting of the assets of the estate but he only sent me the trust documents and nothing else.
My mother died on Sept 22nd and we have not met w the trust atty yet as he says he has not had any open time on his schedule. We have an appt scheduled for Nov 13th.
Is this right that the estate atty has no forwarded me the other docs and is waiting so long to meet w us?
He only recently sent me the trust docs because I asked for them but he ignored my request for the will adn an accounting of the estate assets.
please help!
Additional questions:
My mother died on Sept 22nd 2018. She had a will and a living estate trust.
She had a house w no mortgage and various monetary assets.
My 3 siblings and I are the beneficiaries or I think the correct term is remaindermen.
The atty only provided me w the trust documents on Oct 26th - a month afterwards and only because I sent a registered letter to his office. Even then he did not send them until I called his office.
He ignored my request for a copy of the will and an accounting of the estate assets.
Is he within his rights to do that?
What are my rights??
What documents am I entitled to?
How quickly should an atty provide them?
Is it ok that he has no meeting scheduled w us until Nov. 13th?
If I was an atty - I would think my obligation is to provide the documents right away - within a week?
The estate is at least $500,000 in monetary assets and the paid up house worth $150,000.
I am quite upset that the estate atty feels in no rush.
My siblings locked me out shortly before my mother died. I was told to obtain the trust documents to tell if I have the right to change the locks and enter the house.
I obtained the trust documents. What do I look for to tell if I have the right to enter the house?
The house is held in the name of the trust and my oldest sibling is the executor of the estate. He is the one who changed the locks on me.
I also asked the estate atty to send me the will and an accounting of the assets of the estate but he only sent me the trust documents and nothing else.
My mother died on Sept 22nd and we have not met w the trust atty yet as he says he has not had any open time on his schedule. We have an appt scheduled for Nov 13th.
Is this right that the estate atty has no forwarded me the other docs and is waiting so long to meet w us?
He only recently sent me the trust docs because I asked for them but he ignored my request for the will adn an accounting of the estate assets.
please help!
Additional questions:
My mother died on Sept 22nd 2018. She had a will and a living estate trust.
She had a house w no mortgage and various monetary assets.
My 3 siblings and I are the beneficiaries or I think the correct term is remaindermen.
The atty only provided me w the trust documents on Oct 26th - a month afterwards and only because I sent a registered letter to his office. Even then he did not send them until I called his office.
He ignored my request for a copy of the will and an accounting of the estate assets.
Is he within his rights to do that?
What are my rights??
What documents am I entitled to?
How quickly should an atty provide them?
Is it ok that he has no meeting scheduled w us until Nov. 13th?
If I was an atty - I would think my obligation is to provide the documents right away - within a week?
The estate is at least $500,000 in monetary assets and the paid up house worth $150,000.
I am quite upset that the estate atty feels in no rush.
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