Q: why didn't the judge consider any of our objections?
in an estate, we signed a waiver of bond, my stepfather's half brother was appointed administrator, during the probate, my sister and i researched my mother's assets. she owned her own business before she married my stepfather of 28 years. she passed in 2002 with a holographic will, 4 children, my stepfather passed in 2016 no will, no children. my sister and i found an acct in my mother's name, it was a primary acct which was lnked to other accts. the administrator put a block on that acct and refused to give any info. we asked our atty to call the bank with the lady's name, phone number, and reference number, our atty told us they have exhausted all avenues there is nothing more they could do for us. the administrator said we could view the bank statements, my atty subpoenaed the bank statements. the attys, ours and the opposing ,and the judge said this isn't about your mother, the subpoenaed statements had my mom's name, the estate case number, and the same reference #
A: A lot of things could have happened. The account could have had a beneficiary named. Or it could be in the name of a trust. Or it could have been a joint account with another person. You should talk with your attorney until you have a satisfactory answer.
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