Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
Four brothers. Two were named co-executors and the other two brothers are beneficiaries of the estate. The co-executors allowed the beneficiaries to see a summary of the will that says what the beneficiaries are getting and only states that the co-executors are sharing the reminder of the estate. The co-executors won't allow the beneficiaries to see the full will nor what the whole estate is worth. Also says that the will can't be contested. The beneficiaries don't trust the co-executor. One beneficiary now won't sign anything. What will happen to the estate if one brother doesn't want to sign on anything until he knows what's really going on?
2 Answers from Attorneys
The will should go through Probate. I am not sure what you mean by "one beneficiary won't sign anything." What is he being asked to sign? The executors have to provide the beneficiaries with the full will. Also, there should be no signing of anything at this point, especially if the will was not provided to beneficiaries. If you are a beneficiary, you should probably seek the assistance of counsel.
During the probate process there is an accounting process and the executors have to have a full accounting. You may need an attorney to assist with makinsg sure that it happens.
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