The co-heir is insolvent and refuses any contact with the other heirs.
Our mother has passed away and the three of us children inherit in equal shares as final heirs (will available). One of my brothers is going through personal bankruptcy.
In my mother's documents, I found a writ of execution that came from the opposing attorney of my bankrupt brother when my father passed away 5 years ago. At that time, my mother was the sole heir and did not pay the claim.
This brother takes care of nothing and returns our letters unopened with the note "wrong recipient, correct recipient is my lawyer." As far as I know, my brother is obligated to accept his mail.
From a lawyer, we received only one letter almost three-quarters of a year after our mother's death, in which he, on behalf of my brother, objects to the power(s) of attorney existing for me and requests an affidavit from us other siblings. (What does this mean?)
Furthermore, he demanded information on the entire estate of my mother within 10 days (including mail delivery time!). I declined because I work full-time and requested a feasible deadline from him... no response.
We do not know if the lawyer who wrote to us is the bankruptcy administrator of our brother.
Now the question arises for us: to whom should the share of my bankrupt brother be paid out? to him? to the aforementioned lawyer? to a bankruptcy administrator, of whom we do not even know the address? Can I inform myself (at which district court?) about the status of my brother's personal bankruptcy?
I have spent weeks (always in the free hours of weekends) cataloging and photographing the entire contents of my mother's apartment. Can I send my brother a bill for this additional work or withhold the amount from his inheritance from the outset?
Will his share of the inheritance be reduced by personal bankruptcy, or will it remain at his third?
I thank you in advance for your prompt and comprehensive response.
