Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

great uncle's trust
My great Uncle passed away over a year ago. He had no wife and no kids. He did have a lot of money.
He told me that my 2 sons and I were in his trust.
I was verbally told by a niece that nobody was left anything. I find this hard to believe. He only had 9 family members and none of us have received anything, money, letter or proof.
Because he is a great uncle I am told that I am not an heir and I am also not a beneficiary so I have no right to see a copy of his trust.
My great uncle also told other family members (in NY) that my sons and I were taken care, no worries.
My question is: since he told me (and others) that I was in it, does that give me a right to ask for proof? or do I just take the word of his niece. I would think IF I were not in it she was just show me. Obviously she has something to hide. Everybody (The other 8 family members) knows that she's lying...
what are our rights or do we have any?
Is this a crime that's punishable by law, if proven? I would think so.

Asked on 1/16/08, 12:32 am

Mitchell Roth MW Roth, Professional Law Corporation

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Re: great uncle's trust

Answered this in the first post.

Answered on 1/16/08, 1:12 am

Phillip Lemmons, Esq. Phillip Lemmons APC, Attorneys at Law

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Re: great uncle's trust

answered above

Answered on 1/26/08, 2:01 pm

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