ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
My sister’s husband is handling my mother’s estate. We have a history and I do not fully trust him. I think they are already trying to scam me. I have no knowledge of this stuff.
ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU:
The will can nominate anyone to serve as executor/personal representative. Blood relation is not required. You can object to the nomination provided you can show just cause as to why that person should not be appointed. If the person is already appointed and serving as PR, you may petition the court to remove the PR provided you have evidence of wrongdoing. The most common examples of wrongdoing include (1) not filing an inventory, rendering accounts, and/or properly securing assets and (2) embezzling or illegally misappropriating estate funds.
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