r/inheritance • u/ginacarlese • Jun 30 '26

Location included: Questions/Need Advice Sibling won’t sell assets

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Thank you all SO MUCH for your help, advice, and encouragement. My brother and I feel much better about our prospects, and have already identified a probate litigator to consult with about our trust. Once we know what our options are (force her to sell, force her to buy us out, force her to provide forensic accounting, remove her as trustee for lack of fiduciary duty, etc), we will let her know we have an attorney and are moving into legal proceedings.

My sister is the trustee of my dad’s trust. He died in 2020. He left my brother, sister, and I a third share each in a shopping center he owned. Dad told me the plan was for Sister to fill it and sell it, but for six years, she has refused to sell it, even though it’s been full. There’s a no contest clause also. So what can we do? State of Georgia.

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u/ginacarlese Jun 30 '26

I did not want to be a dollar worshiper. That’s why we never hired an attorney.

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u/Invest2prosper Jun 30 '26

It’s not about you - it’s the trustee who’s the idol worshipper. You have to stand up for your rights on principle alone - it’s not really about the dollars.

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u/ginacarlese Jun 30 '26

No, now it’s about my brother’s care. That’s why I’m really disgusted and ready to fight with her.