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Carmen
Carmen asked in Society & CultureEtiquette · 6 years ago

Inheritance issues - Huge Family dilemma. What should I do?

I should note that I have been caring for an elderly lady for about ten years. She recently passed away and I was extremely surprised to find out that I was the sole beneficiary of her will. Don't get me wrong, we were very close by the end but she has Family.

As you can imagine, the Family are not very pleased about this at all. The daughter is what you would best describe as "rough" and she is always here arguing with me and telling me that "i'm glad her Mother's dead" and it would be the kindest thing to "hand the house over to the Family". I am verbally abused on an almost weekly basis, but I don't want to get the police involved as obviously this poor woman is grieving and is probably extremely shocked and confused.

She keep harping on about a life insurance policy and asking me where it is. I haven't the faintest idea but the son seems to think that I know where it is but that i'm refusing to hand it over. They claim they want the life insurance policy to pay for funeral costs and a memorial but I genuinely have no idea where it is.I'm happy to pay for the funeral, i've told them this as it's the least I can do but the response I frequently get is "it's not your money".

How should I deal with this extremely uncomfortable situation?

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  • Messykatt
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Get an attorney. This won't cost a mint, but he/she has access to info you don't. He can find out about existing policies, he can figure out what exactly is coming to you, and most importantly, he can get a cease and desist order executed on these family members. He also knows estate laws in your state, which may or may not be a contributing factor.

  • higginsfront@sbcglobal.net
    Lv 5
    6 years ago

    Was the lady in good mental condition when she passed? If so, then she knew what she was doing. I would let these folks know that if they do not stop harassing you, you will file a privacy protection order on them. Maybe they were crappy kids who never cared about her. The deceased woman has final say on who her assets go to, maybe her kids had this coming. I wouldn't hesitate to file suit if they keep harassing you.

  • hillbilly
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Turn it over to your attorney. The attorney who made out the will, he may know about insurance and other things.

  • Pearl L
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    maybe you should share some of the money with them or you might have an angry family after you

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