Chippewa Lake, MI Estate Planning Law Firms & Lawyers

If you are referring to who will make decisions after the death of the person that executed the power of attorney, then you should be made aware that a power of attorney automatically is revoked upon the grantor's death. It sounds as if you are asking a question about estate planning. I suggest speaking to an estate planning attorney, rather than doing it yourself.

You should talk to your sister Sally (the current executor). Sally will tell you that judges do not act based only on letters from the parties. Your sister would have to make a Motion, following the court's formal procedural rules, to have a new executor named. Her motion would have to be supported by sworn testimony, not by a simple letter. There is no need for you to write a letter to the judge.

You can choose to decline three quarters of your inheritance. Assuming there is no one else who has a higher claim to your mother's estate and assuming your mother did not specifically exclude them from any inheritance, her other children (your sisters) would inherit the remaining portion. You can also take your entire bequest, pay any taxes on it that the estate didn't pay, and then gift each sister an annual amount which may be tax-free to them.