Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio

Re: Embezzelment. Forgery, Perjury

I am going to assume that you want to know what can be done about your sister's actions? If you are interested in protecting the assets and making sure that the distribution is as your mother intended, you will have to take action through the probate Court. The Court can replace your sister as the administrator and require that assets be revealed. You will need to have an attorney help you with this.

In addition, you can talk to the police about your sister's actions. They will most likely want to talk to the prosecutor or have you talk to the prosecutor. A decision will be made by the police or prosecutor as to whether they feel that her actions amount to criminal conduct. The decision to file criminal charges will be made by the police or prosecutor. You will not need an attorney for this. The police and prosecutor will be looking at penalties or punishment rather than trying to straighten out the estate issues.

You should talk directly to an attorney before you go very far on this. I have handled these types of cases over the past 30 + years and will be happy to discuss this with you in more detail if you want to give me call. No charge or obligation for a confidential phone call.

Good Luck!

DHD