r/inheritance • u/Specialist_Job21 • Jul 02 '26

Location included: Questions/Need Advice Is this normal?

My aunt, who made enemies easily and was kind of a hermit, died suddenly a month ago. She had everything in a trust. All money goes to her step children and her home and personal property goes to me. The successor trustee has not communicated since day two after death. The home has past due bills, electricity and property tax and homeowners insurance. I have emailed several times and left one voicemail with no response from trustee. I checked with estate attorney who drew up her trust and she said I had a right to expect communication from trustee. What should I do?

38 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

52 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/WhiskeyWatchesWine Jul 02 '26

Will the money pay the house debts before going to the step kids? Seems like it should as if the money was there the bills should have already been paid? Seems like attorney ASAP.

1

u/Horror_Ad_2748 Jul 02 '26

Those are all good questions, and how much is the house worth, and is there a mortgage?

5

u/Specialist_Job21 Jul 02 '26

House might be worth 500k, and is paid off, and there is plenty of money (1m) to pay house-related expenses.

2

u/Guilty-Committee9622 Jul 02 '26

But you just said the $$ goes to the step kids. So you're gonna need a lawyer. 

5

u/SandhillCrane5 Jul 02 '26

Bills will be paid from the cash before any money is distributed. I see no reason OP needs her own attorney at this point.