Mom Steals More Than $13 Million From Her Own Daughter’s Inheritance

As John Pankauski, managing partner at Pankauski Hauser, always says….your family is going to fight over your wealth when you’re gone and, perhaps, even while you’re still alive.  A recent article by the New York Post discusses a family dispute involving a mother, her child, and her child’s inheritance. Here, the daughter sues her own mother who allegedly used $13 million of the daughter’s inheritance to buy herself a mansion and other luxurious things.

Probate Litigation, Blood, and Money

Are you a beneficiary of a Florida estate?Is your mom or sister fighting you over your deceased grandfather’s money and property in Palm Beach? When you’re involved in a probate administration that’s adversarial, or when you’re involved in a guardianship matter that’s adversarial, you’re fighting over blood and money. You’re dealing with money, property, assets, inheritances, IRA’s, homestead, valuable real estate. You’re also dealing with blood, people who were related by DNA, blood and marriage. When the finances and the money coincide with the blood, the relationships and the marriage, it can be stressful. It can also be time-consuming and it can be very costly. Probate lawyers know that you should consider both the financial and the personal aspects of engaging in estate litigation or probate litigation. Ask your Florida trial attorney to assist you. It is unbelievable how money and inheritances can turn family members against each other in the blink of an eye. Click here to read about an inheritance battle. Here, a mother allegedly spent $13 million of her daughter’s inheritance on herself. Now, the daughter is suing her in a heated probate battle.