I know what will be said: Get a lawyer.
But take this scenario: (This is all a hypothetical situation
Person dies. You are a benefactor to their estate. Executor has a lawyer who represents them. A bank starts serving all the potential benefactors with papers saying they are being sued for a foreclosed home that the deceased person may have at one point owned. What if the executor did not attempt to pay off the debts from the estate if they were in fact valid? Assume no money has been dispersed as of yet.
What reason would the executor have for everyone to join with their lawyer to fight the banks claim.?.? ". You know the lawyer is really only there to represent the executor. Obviously any beneficiaries portion of the estate is at risk from a potential lawsuit brought by the bank.
But my main question is... Would this be because the executor and their attorney screwed up? Do you side with the executor's attorney and let him go about fixing this mess, or do you try to get your own council? Why would the executor necessarily want you to work with their attorney on this issue?
Clearly everyone on here will say "just get a lawyer". But what if your portion of the estate isn't enough to recoup lawyer fees? The bank wouldn't know that, but you are still being served. At the same time, you don't know what the lawyer is really trying to do, or if now you are being served+screwed because of their actions. Any advice?
But take this scenario: (This is all a hypothetical situation
Person dies. You are a benefactor to their estate. Executor has a lawyer who represents them. A bank starts serving all the potential benefactors with papers saying they are being sued for a foreclosed home that the deceased person may have at one point owned. What if the executor did not attempt to pay off the debts from the estate if they were in fact valid? Assume no money has been dispersed as of yet.
What reason would the executor have for everyone to join with their lawyer to fight the banks claim.?.? ". You know the lawyer is really only there to represent the executor. Obviously any beneficiaries portion of the estate is at risk from a potential lawsuit brought by the bank.
But my main question is... Would this be because the executor and their attorney screwed up? Do you side with the executor's attorney and let him go about fixing this mess, or do you try to get your own council? Why would the executor necessarily want you to work with their attorney on this issue?
Clearly everyone on here will say "just get a lawyer". But what if your portion of the estate isn't enough to recoup lawyer fees? The bank wouldn't know that, but you are still being served. At the same time, you don't know what the lawyer is really trying to do, or if now you are being served+screwed because of their actions. Any advice?
