Q: My mom had a special needs trust she was allowed to use it for herself she bought a car that i drove bc she was handicap
The car was totalled and now thats she is gone the state wants to know where the money is no one has it bc it was spent on odds and ends for her as well as past car taxes the check did come in my name bc i was on there as a co owner just wondering what can happen and if i should get an attorny also im in ct
A: Short answer is yes you should get an attorney. There are a lot of variables that can define what the next steps will be. Generally since the State of Connecticut is asking you questions that means you need to consider carefully answering their questions. It does not sound like you did anything wrong (though listing yourself as Co-owner was probably a mis-characterization). Going forward, making sure you correctly disclose the facts will be important to make sure that the matter is quickly closed without further aggravation.
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