When an estate is being administered and families and money are involved, there is a potential for mistakes, mishandling, and dishonesty. At the Legacy Law Firm, we have experience holding fiduciaries accountable under the law.
Is an Executor or Trustee breaching a fiduciary duty?
An Executor, Trustee, Attorney-in-Fact, or Administrator is held to the highest duty in care of the property of another. There are powerful laws that enforce and severe penalties for failure to fulfil this duty. We have nearly 30 years of probate experience working with these fiduciary obligations. Call us at the Legacy Law Firm to find out your legal obligations and rights.
Is a Will being withheld from probate?
A Will in Kansas must be presented to the court within 6 months of date of death, or the Will becomes invalid. Any person who is withholding a Will from probate court can be compelled to produce the Will. If anyone is withholding a Will, either intentionally or innocently, that person may be liable for losses to others that result. Call us at the Legacy Law Firm to find out your legal obligations and rights.
Is an Executor or Trustee taking too long to administer an estate?
Grief sometimes immobilizes a loved one who is administering an estate. And often the person appointed is not familiar with the probate or trust administration process, so they fail to do the work. As a beneficiary you have specific enforceable rights to know what is going on and to assure that the process be completed quickly and efficiently. We work with families to get things moving. If the problem is more serious, we can apply ever increasing pressure to require the Executor or Trustee to act or remove that person and appoint someone else to act. If you are an Executor or Trustee who does not know what to do, we can help. Call us at the Legacy Law Firm to find out your legal obligations and rights.
Is an Executor, Attorney-in-Fact, Conservator, or Trustee stealing from the estate?
As an heir or legatee of a Will, the beneficiary of a Trust, principal in a Power of Attorney, or the conservatee you have enforceable legal rights to be informed of the actions taken by the fiduciary in charge of an estate and to demand that the fiduciary act according to the law. We provide legal representation in probate and trust administration, guardianship and conservatorship, and power of attorney conflicts and contests to protect the rights of beneficiaries. Our philosophy is to approach conflicts first by requiring full disclosure and voluntary compliance with the law by the fiduciary, and then, when necessary, to litigate to enforce our clients’ legal rights.