Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

Greedy Sidling

My grandmother died and left the house for all of us(her grandchildren),one brother toke-off with six months worth our mortgage money,caused us to go into forclosure without our knowledge. We managed to refinance & save the house. He refused to take his name off the house,now the house is being sold and he still gets a cut,even though he hasn't been living there and toke off with our money. Can we the 3 grandchildren sue for our money lost?

Thank you in advance****


Asked on 3/04/03, 11:41 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

Re: Greedy Sidling

Of course you can sue him for the money owed. Is he good for a judgment? However, he may not agree to sign the deed over to a purchaser. If so, you will court intervention to compel the sale and distribution of the funds. Good luck.

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Answered on 3/04/03, 1:21 pm
Kelly Henderson

Re: Greedy Sidling

This brother took money from the estate that he was not entitled to and you can bring a lawsuit against him seeking return of these funds. What you cannot do is simply withhold the money without court approval because you think you should.

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Answered on 3/04/03, 11:53 am


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