Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

How can I find out if my siblings and I are beneficiaries of my fathers living trust, if the executor (step mother, I believe?) will not share such. I have requested this from her repeatedly over the last 8 years and all I continue to get.. �It�s none of your business�. Eight years have passed and my sister who is in the late stages of cancer is fighting for her life without knowing either. I have spent money I did not have to bring this to circuit court to be heard and was told by the judge that I did not have cause, because I fumbled my way through the hearing on motion to dismiss without having the fla. statute in front of me stating that such a determination of establishing beneficiaries was within the courts ruling so he dismissed it.

I do not have the funds to go back right now and time is of the essence. I can't believe that this practice of not having to record something... somewhere! can take place!! It seems totally unfair and corruptible to those not in control of the instrument upon his death.

Any help or advice from anyone on this matter would be greatly appreciated by my siblings and I. We feel helpless to let this matter continue unknown.

Respectfully,

Jeffrey Thorla


Asked on 9/28/10, 8:55 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lucreita Becude Lucreita D. Becude, P.A.

A living trust does not have to be probated. I suggest you contact an attorney and file an action forcing your step mother to divulge the information. More than likely if your father passed away 8 years ago, if there were any funds to be disbursed, they are probably gone. You would then have to sue your step mother for reimbursment. Since yhou know he had a living trust, have you talked with the attonrey who prepared it.

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Answered on 10/04/10, 6:41 am


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