What if I have questions about the accounting of my late mother’s estate?

What if I have questions about the accounting of my late mother’s estate?

I received a letter from my deceased mother’s attorney about 2 months ago explaining how my mother’s estate was probated according to a Will that this attorney wrote 5 years ago. Attached to the letter was a document that was filed with the state that shows a substantial deduction for a “Memorial Monument with placement foundation”. I know that no such memorial was ever erected or purchased. According to the executor, a family member, he did not purchase the memorial and does not intend to do so. He stated that he was told by the attorney to provide an estimate for the memorial and that he did not have to actually purchase the memorial even though it was deducted. How can this be legal? I am having difficulty understanding this.

Asked on January 6, 2016 under Estate Planning, Michigan

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