Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Illinois
Boyfriend's Will & Passing
Hello, my live-in boyfriend of 15 years passed away May 16th 09 (no children). He left a handwritten with will with no witnesses so it is invalid. His family and I decided to adminstrate his wishes by entering a family agreement. His niece took over all responsibilities before his brothers and sisters could administrate. She took his credit card and bought items at walmart and target. She also removed money from his bank account using a death certificate and small estate affidavit. I am absolutely disappointed with the way she is handling his estate matters and I wonder if this is legal and what can I along with his brothers and sisters do? She is more business savvy because she works for a bank. So the brothers and sisters trusted her to administrate the will, but after finding out that she used his credit cards to make purchases and so on, we are feeling as though she is not to be trusted. He did leave two insurance policies. On one policy he listed his sister as beneficiary and on another policy he listed me and his sister as equal beneficiaries. So I believe that he wanted us to administrate his final wishes. Can you please advise. Thank you
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Re: Boyfriend's Will & Passing
Sorry to hear about your boyfriend. This is a thorny situation indeed. The neice is almost certainly up to some sort of malfeasance. However, the real questions are whether the will was in fact invalid and whether the agreement was valid. There are some key details that you are leaving out. Please feel free to email me directly: [email protected]. With a little dialogue I can probably help you (no charge for the emails, of course!)
Re: Boyfriend's Will & Passing
Sorry to hear about your boyfriend. This is a thorny situation indeed. The neice is almost certainly up to some sort of malfeasance. However, the real questions are whether the will was in fact invalid and whether the agreement was valid. There are some key details that you are leaving out. Please feel free to email me directly: [email protected]. With a little dialogue I can probably help you (no charge for the emails, of course!)
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