What do you do if you suspect estate fraud and did not receive your trust money?
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What do you do if you suspect estate fraud and did not receive your trust money?
My dad died 7 years ago.
Asked on July 26, 2011 Wisconsin
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If there was a truts in place as opposed to a Will, you need to ask the former trustee of the trust to see the trust documents and the reasons for the request. If the trustee refuses, potentially you could file an action with the court seeking that a judge be presented with the trust document to review in chambers and that he or she can make a ruling as to whether you are mentioned in the trust as a beneficiary.
If you are mentioned as beneficiary in the trust, you would be entitled to review the trust document.
If you think you were mentioned as a beneficiaryin a Will, and the Will was probated, it would be a public record. You could pull the file and read the Will on your own to see if you are mentioned in that document.
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