Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Michigan

I am the personal representative of my fathers estate, he died without a will. There are 6 heirs, 5 have been in agreement and one does not agree to anything and filed to make this a supervised probate. He is now demanding access to the estates real property to go through the personal property. Does he have the right to demand this, the court ordered an auction as he would not agree to any division without a large bias in his favor? My sisters still live on the property (its a small farm). I will be giving him access to remove his personal property, his attorney states that he should have the same access as all other heirs, but one heir lives out of state and I have changed the locks on the out buildings for security.


Asked on 8/18/10, 9:31 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Tatone John R. Tatone & Associates PLC

He does not need the same access. The personal representative is the one in charge of estate assets. He does have a right to remove his personal belongings on a time and date that is agreeable and he should be supervised by the personal representative. Take alot of pictures of what he is taking and have him sign a reciept so he cannot say that he did not recieve items. Call me to discuss in more detail 888-988-LAWS (5297)

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Answered on 8/24/10, 7:43 am


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