What to do if I was named in my parents Will to receive half of everything however my sister, who was named executor, took it all and I received nothing?
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What to do if I was named in my parents Will to receive half of everything however my sister, who was named executor, took it all and I received nothing?
She took everything including their home. Is this legal?
Asked on November 6, 2012 under Estate Planning, Texas
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
This is absolutely illegal and she can be sued civilly and criminally prosecuted because what she did could be construed as a number of violations. These can be anywhere from breach of fiduciary responsibilities to you to fraud and theft. You need to hire an estate planning attorney who can sue her and possibly put freezes on bank accounts and basically a hold on everything and also file with the police to see if she could be prosecuted.
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