Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Connecticut
My mom recently passed leaving her estate to her 6 adult kids. Dad passed many years ago. One brother has been named executor and he is not communicating any thing to the rest of kids. I have been told by my sister that in a draft of a will that my mom had, I had been named 2nd executor if the first cannot manage the estate.
The executor will not give the other 5 kids a copy of the will. My mother verbally stated the fact that she did not want to have any spouses of her siblings involved in the process of her estate, yet the executor's wife came to me to get paperwork from my mother's estate while I was visiting the property.
I believe I should be entitled to a copy of the will.
There is a tenant involved as well and my mother had been paying for the tenant's utilities. My executor brother had the phone and cable shut off already and is preparing to have electricity shut off in April.
What can I do to honor my mother's will if I cannot have a copy of the will, and how can I protect a tenant that still resides on the second floor? This tenant is a brother and is unable to work at this time.
1 Answer from Attorneys
The will is a public document. The probate court will give you a copy. If your brother has not submitted the will to probate, that's a crime in CT. Once you have a copy, call me and I'll tell you how best to proceed.
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