Tell us about your idiot relatives

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

When my Mother died, she sole a bunch of things from the house before the body was even cold. My Mother and her had been in a fight and my Mom had done a holographic codacil to her will not allowing my sister to have any material things. ("THINGS" were important to my Mom.)

Anyways, she took us all to court, had a lawyer she paid in sexual favors, and ended up fighting with my brother who eas the executor of the will. She ended up getting all of my Brother's inheritance through some really nasty court wranglings. At one point, she had ALL of the family's band accounts put on hold including business accounts for everyone in the family including my SIL and BIL. This stuff went on for YEARS!

After stories like these, I can see why having a trust is important. A trust doesn't have to go through probate.