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My aunt and I are both executors of my grandmother estate; prior to my grandmother death my aunt systematically had been transferring my grandmothers property into her name and telling her siblings and I that she needed to do this because of my grandmothers medical conditions.

My grandparents had purchased this property after the death of my parents and used benefit money she received to make payments. I have a sibling and throughout our childhood into adulthood my grandmother has always reminded the family that upon her death that my sibling and I would get the property for as long as we needed it, but when my sibling and I agreed to sell the property that we divide the proceeds equally amongst her children living or deceased.

When I asked my aunt about the will and what we were going to do with the property my aunt said "there is no will" and that she owned the property. The estate never went into probate. It took me a very long time but I have now located the law firm that prepared the will.

The attorney believes that fraud has been committed by my aunt and her adult children because last year she transferred the property in her children names (one of her children showed me the will that is how I knew I was an executor).

I will be meeting with the attorney and I don't know what to ask, I have been looking for the will for such a long time just to prove that it exist, that I never thought that fraud would be a consideration.

I would greatly appreciate the help that you will give to me and my family.

Legitimate answers only - Thank you everyone.

The property is located in Los Angeles, California

Answer 1

I'm wondering if you were named as an executor in her will WHY the attorney did not contact you as soon as your grandmother passed that you were executor.  If there was a will drawn up the law firm would have been informed of her death and should have notified everyone concerned.  One of the questions you should ask is when did the attorney find out about your grandmother's death and why you were ot notified as to being an executor of the estate.