Pretty sure my brother kept all the inheritance money for himself

Last year when Mom died, he had nothing- was sleeping on our dad's couch, had an old beater of a car, and had freshly lost his job.

Then he went completely silent for months. I reached out, worried sick, but never got any replies. The only way I knew he was still alive was because occasionally he'd like one of my FB posts.

Fast forward to yesterday.... suddenly he's got his own place, a brand new truck, and just bought 7 acres of undeveloped land. 🤔

If I find out he made off with the entire profits of the sale of our mom's estate, I will be so crushed and betrayed, Idk if I could recover from that. He's the only family I have left, and to think he could do that to me is really wrecking my world.

Not only did I raise him when our mom decided she'd had enough of parenting, but my role as his caregiver even extended into adulthood, when I was always ready to lend a hand to him when he needed it. I'm just so confused and betrayed.

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

Talk to the lawyer who did the probate and find out just what the will said and who took the money.

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@CrazyMusicLover If you mean in the USA, it would depend on whether the deceased left a will or died intestate. In the first case, basically the money goes wherever the will sates; in the second case I believe a court would decided on a fair distribution between the heirs.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@ChipmunkErnie Ah, here not even a will would help. The only way is the legal disownment based on a proof that the child committed a crime, didn't take care of the parent when this parent couldn't take care of themselves or the child leads a chronically disorderly life, whatever it means in a legal language. Maybe that the child is homeless, chronically unemployed while physically and mentally capable of working, repeatedly has debts, gambles, has history of drug abuse, couldn't take care of their own children etc.