Q: my uncle recently pass a way a little over 2 months a go,earlier on the year he made a trust in which Im the trustee.
he also made a will in which Im the only beneficiary,I just receive a letter from a lawyer who is stating that she is the trustee on a 2002 trust my uncle made and she send me a copy of that trust on which another uncle and his family were the beneficiaries,my uncle had rental properties and she is requesting that I turn over the rentals receive to her to put it in a 2002 trust account,how should I respond to the letter?also I just receive a letter from another lawyer stating that he represents the uncle who was on the 2002 will as a beneficiary and in the letter the lawyer say that since that uncle was on the 2002 trust he believes he must be on the 2017 trust as well and is asking me for the complete copy of the 2017 trust.(my uncle who pass a way fall in 2015 and he got very sick staring from that fall and all cains of abuses stared to happen,verval,emotional and some how fisical to him after that from my other uncle and his family which were also on the 2002 trust.How do I respond?
A:
These are very serious issues. I would advise you obtain legal counsel to review both trusts to decide on a way forward to protect your interests. If you want to talk, please send me an email.
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