Q: I was previously the sole trustee for my late parents irrevocable trust. Myself and my brother are beneficiaries.
My brother has fought my legal authority from day 1 and done everything he could to conceal, withhold and hide debts owed , creditors etc… I’ve been trying to administer the trust for two years now and he’s got an attorney that’s had me removed as trustee and is now suing me for failure to meet all the requirements and obligations of a trustee. I don’t know what to do, I tried my best to do everything I could properly but I made some mistakes along the way. My brother had threatened to take every penny from me and it looks like he just may with a $500,000 civil suit. What can I do if anything?
A: It is important that you hire a litigator to represent you. This will be the only way you will be appropriately defended and have any chance of receiving your share of the inheritance.
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