Technically, all the sisters and the brother should have divided the money equally, but since your uncle and grandmother had joint accounts, it gets more complicated. The court would have to determine whose money was in the account, for example, was it 50/50 between your uncle and his mother or was it all her money, but he had power of attorney to dispense her funds because of her age, etc.
I'm sure that's why everyone has lawyers who are trying to figure it out.
Is it a lot of money they are fighting about? I'm sure your grandmother would be very unhappy if she knew that the lawyers were going to end up with most of it.
It's so important to have a will to avoid this sort of mess. It happens all too often and can so easily be avoided. |