Q: I gave up my rights as excuteor and appointed my brother as successor to my parents estate.
My brother mention i won’t get anything, keep telling me he makes the decisions. He mention he needs refund for whatever expenses he made towards the estate. My brother keeps emotional and mentally abusing me. He mention I need to answer his questions and pick his phone calls. Remind you I know more about my parents bills and etc then he does. I don’t have any money to afford a lawyer. What should I do? I spoke with his lawyer and paralegal and answer any questions. I feel like I’m doing his work and being treated unfairly.
A: You may have waived your right to serve as executor but the court appointed your brother. If you do not want to do the job of the executor, hand over all the information. It is the duty of the court-appointed executor to gather all the assets, pay all the bills (including the cost of administering the estate) and distribute the rest according to the Will.
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