djohnson177
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- Jurisdiction
- California
To simplify the story my grandmother died at the end of 2019 and had a irrevocable trust naming my mother and one of her brothers as trustees with all of her other children being beneficiaries. Outside of personal affects, her only major asset was her home. The house sold and since my uncle ensured my mom that he was speaking to a lawyer, she went forward with the sale without proper trust procedure. Half of the money was given to my mother while the other half to my uncle in order for them to distribute equally between all beneficiaries. He has seemingly taken off with the money and a probate petition was filled in order for him to be removed as trustee and for all assets to be returned. It has been a year and it seems as if he is hiding and purposely evading personal service. In addition to this he has been transferring major assets in his name to his sons. Would a substitution service be possible for this case? Is it possible for criminal charges to be filled in order to bring him into court for theft? He has possible locations in multiple states and a private investigator is a last resort option as it could cost upwards of $10,000 to serve him in person.