So my brother has been hounding me for his stuff my mom left him in her will. No problem except it takes time to locate and gather things together. He got a lawyer yet according to the letter sent I am not to contact her directly. (Sorry. Had my lawyer fire off a letter.) He wants us to bring the stuff to him. I said no. You want it come get it. The stuff includes my moms record collection, Jim Beam bottle collection and cabinets she kept those bottles in. He states they are all full of liquor. Not some have evaporated. But I am not driving to another county with booze bottles in my car. His wife has a caddy and therefore a much larger trunk. That is besides the point. You want it, you come get it. I am not packing it up and making it easy for him. Hubby loaded my trunk and back seat anyway and now it reeks of Jim Beam. The funny thing is, he thinks they are so valuable. But Beam collectors are not in the numbers they were 20 years ago and are worth only 25% of their original cost. The albums have no album covers, which in most cases is where the value lies. She threw away the covers and put them in album books. The cabinets were nice but only 1 made it after the flood from 2-3 years ago.
I know he has plans to sell the stuff. I really don't care. None of it ever interested me. But on the beam collector web site, it states to dump the liquor before selling because people have been charged with selling liquor without a license when selling their collector bottles. I secretly hope this happens to him.
Secondly, after getting his stuff he was to sign off on her burial account at the bank, which he has refused to do. He wants half of the money, yet I paid for her burial. It cost just over $16K. I have been withholding bonds in his and his wifes name until I get that account. My lawyer said we could go to court for his wife frauding my mom. She had her buy these bonds 6 months before she died from small cell lung cancer that had spread to her brain. I am fed up with it all and my hubby told him he could have the bonds if he signs off and gives me the burial fund which has $17K in it.
All this was to take place tomorrow. Now he has decided to hold me hostage by forcing me to deliver the goods. Sorry Dick. You'll be getting a letter from my lawyer giving you 30 to pick it up or it will be considered abandoned. Then I will see you in small claims court for the burial money. Then I will see you in civil court over the bonds and the $150K you stole from her. Can I prove it? No. But how do you live when neither your wife or you work. How do you support her grown 26+ year old son when he too does not work and yet you were able to get your wifes adult 26 year old daughter an apartment and then furnish it with brand new furniture with no income. The daughter works 1 day a week. I have made contact with the police. I am willing to hire a financial investigator to see if a large sum was paid on his mortgage.
I just want it over with. He just wants more. He forgot then when I get pushed enough, I push back.
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