On 8/27/13 12:55 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2013-08-27 10:17 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Yeah. My middle brother and I don't speak. He got ****ed because Mom
>> left me the house. He expected me to sell it and split the proceeds.
>> Her lawyer told him even if I sold the house he wasn't entitled to money
>> from the sale of it. He threatened to contest the will. The lawyer
>> said knock yourself out; you'll lose. The real kicker was when he *sent
>> me a bill* for attending Mom's funeral! Cost of air fare, hotel, rental
>> car. Talk about sour grapes.
>
>
> I guess it would depend on how how insistent he was that he be
> reimbursed. It is not unheard of for arrangements being made for the
> estate to pay for travel for distant family to attend a funeral.
>

I was going to say about that same thing. And of course, IMO, the estate
*should* have been split up in thirds by whatever means.