Excellent, informative and comprehensive presentation. It motivated me to call Robert who not only answered all my questions but anticipated most of them. Time well spent!
I am in the midst of a probate case, where my sister decided, unilaterally, that she was executor, for the purpose of inheriting the entire estate and performed no executor duties. I am wondering and considering if I should pursue a civil and/or criminal case against her. As it is, although I don’t know for sure, I have evidence that she “may” have committed Social Security Fraud. I only know that the SSA had begun an investigation, to trace funds. Do you offer a free consultation? I live in NJ and can come to your office.
Estate forensic accounting is complicated and takes a lot of time. Gather and organize as much information as you can, and bring the file to a forensic accountant for review. Typically this would require a $10,000 retainer. The forensic accountant will review the file and discuss it with an attorney so that you can be advised of your legal options
@@Rabcpafirm my case might not be able to be based upon forensic accounting. My mother (the decedent) was a hoarder. However, my sister formed a joint account with my mother, where I believe funds were commingled. Once my mother passed, I asked my sister if she reported the death to the SSA or there might be criminal charges. She stated she hadn’t and that she hoped they’d send another check. That was 2 years ago. Then I received a SSA benefits statement, for our mother, Jan, 2024. SSA began an investigation to trace funds. However, I have everything in writing, that my sister (the defendant in our probate case) said that she had been the executor since before our mother passed and proceeded to perform zero executor duties, because she wanted to inherit and control the entirety of the estate. For this probate case, we’ve been in litigation since September 2022, although the court has appointed an administrator. Still, had I understood that the defendant could possibly be brought up on inheritance fraud charges, perhaps, probate would’ve been ended in a short few months, rather than 2 years. So, what I’m looking for is to charge her with inheritance fraud. Deeds to both properties have been distributed. But we’re at the stage of handing personal property exchange, where 5 opportunities were setup by the court, because the defendant would not participate in the first 4. It only continues, because the defendant has decided that almost nothing is “acceptable” to her, in terms of what items she is receiving. It is for the initial reason of possible inheritance fraud and the dragging out of this case, because she is working to keep me out of my property, that I am considering this inheritance fraud, as well. I have steep costs (at least for me) in relation to this case, because the defendant has broken into my home and changed the lock, overriding the court’s approval for me to change the lock to keep her out, she has stolen furniture and she has stolen mail, on video (there are police reports). I’ve remained in my apartment, at great cost, to maintain a firewall between us, paying both rent for my apartment and property taxes for the house.
Excellent, informative and comprehensive presentation. It motivated me to call Robert who not only answered all my questions but anticipated most of them. Time well spent!
Thanks John, enjoyed our discussion concerning your situation
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I am in the midst of a probate case, where my sister decided, unilaterally, that she was executor, for the purpose of inheriting the entire estate and performed no executor duties. I am wondering and considering if I should pursue a civil and/or criminal case against her. As it is, although I don’t know for sure, I have evidence that she “may” have committed Social Security Fraud. I only know that the SSA had begun an investigation, to trace funds. Do you offer a free consultation? I live in NJ and can come to your office.
Estate forensic accounting is complicated and takes a lot of time. Gather and organize as much information as you can, and bring the file to a forensic accountant for review. Typically this would require a $10,000 retainer. The forensic accountant will review the file and discuss it with an attorney so that you can be advised of your legal options
@@Rabcpafirm my case might not be able to be based upon forensic accounting. My mother (the decedent) was a hoarder. However, my sister formed a joint account with my mother, where I believe funds were commingled. Once my mother passed, I asked my sister if she reported the death to the SSA or there might be criminal charges. She stated she hadn’t and that she hoped they’d send another check. That was 2 years ago. Then I received a SSA benefits statement, for our mother, Jan, 2024. SSA began an investigation to trace funds.
However, I have everything in writing, that my sister (the defendant in our probate case) said that she had been the executor since before our mother passed and proceeded to perform zero executor duties, because she wanted to inherit and control the entirety of the estate. For this probate case, we’ve been in litigation since September 2022, although the court has appointed an administrator. Still, had I understood that the defendant could possibly be brought up on inheritance fraud charges, perhaps, probate would’ve been ended in a short few months, rather than 2 years. So, what I’m looking for is to charge her with inheritance fraud. Deeds to both properties have been distributed. But we’re at the stage of handing personal property exchange, where 5 opportunities were setup by the court, because the defendant would not participate in the first 4. It only continues, because the defendant has decided that almost nothing is “acceptable” to her, in terms of what items she is receiving. It is for the initial reason of possible inheritance fraud and the dragging out of this case, because she is working to keep me out of my property, that I am considering this inheritance fraud, as well.
I have steep costs (at least for me) in relation to this case, because the defendant has broken into my home and changed the lock, overriding the court’s approval for me to change the lock to keep her out, she has stolen furniture and she has stolen mail, on video (there are police reports). I’ve remained in my apartment, at great cost, to maintain a firewall between us, paying both rent for my apartment and property taxes for the house.
Should both co executors be signers on the estate checking account and have equal access to all records and recordkeeping?
yes, it would help mitigate problems and reduce misunderstandings