Q: co-administer an estate?
Co administer an estate ?
My dad died with no will. It is only my sister and I we both live out of state.(The estate - simple , house /land . No debts.)We aren't on speaking terms. We both hired attorneys. I filed for Administrator of the estate first and was granted the position 3 weeks ago. Before we sent the waiver to my sister , her att. contacted mine and asked for co-administration . That's acceptable to me. But my att. and I have had a disagreement. He was hostile ,hasn't send me the new retainer, which I want to replenish (at this point the balance is zero) And said I should retain other counsel immediately.. At this point I have no idea if he , sent the waiver, told the other att I'll co-admin, stopped working on my case ,etc. Can he just stop? Should I contact my sisters att. and tell him personally that I'm fine with co-administrating? I tried contacting MY att. no response . I dont mind co-admin. I'm afraid time will run out and she'll be sole administrator. thanku
A:
Sounds like you need another attorney to call your sister's lawyer. Please call my office and we can see what we can do.
Sincerely,
Inna Fershteyn
Law Office of Inna Fershteyn and Associates, P.C.
1517 Voorhies Ave, Suite 400
Brooklyn, NY 11235
tel: 718-333-2394
fax: 718-701-8859
www.BrooklynTrustandWill.com
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A: Your attorneys reaction is very weird. Something else is going on. Co-administration is encouraged by the court, so that is the right result. It is easy to work out. Not sure why you are having these issues.
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