What is my obligation to produce documentation of expenses regarding my mother’s estate?.
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What is my obligation to produce documentation of expenses regarding my mother’s estate?.
My sister and I are co-trustees of my mother’s estate. My mother passed away earlier in the year and the estate is yet resolved. My sister is now asking for bank and tax statements dating back 3 years. The reason my sister is asking for such documents is because she is convinced there is more money in the estate than what is their currently. In the past 10 years e accounts have been depleated because my mother was ill and needed a caregiver and expensive treatmwns. For the past 7 or so years, I have been taking care of my mother and her accounting because she was unable. Thus my sister expects that I would have all these documents easily on hand. And she thinks I have taken from the estate. Is it my duty to deliver these documents to her?
Asked on December 9, 2012 under Estate Planning, California
Answers:
Victor Waid / Law Office of Victor Waid
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes, in light of the fact she was a co-trustee of the trust estate of your mother; she has duties to the trust also to be sure the trust was administered during your mother's life, and those dutues run to all beneficiaries of the trust, even though you both may have been beneficiaries; also, as co trustees, you are entitled to charge for time expended in the carrying ut the dutues of the trust.
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