If I signed a document as a minor and was misled with stipulations, can anything be done even if it’s years later?
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If I signed a document as a minor and was misled with stipulations, can anything be done even if it’s years later?
I signed a document when I was 17 giving up my rights to the majority of my dad’s estate because he asked me to. He told me that he wanted to divide his assets equally between me and my other siblings 3 of which are half siblings and much older. He told me that he was leaving the cottage to his girlfriend at the time, but that when she died, it would be given back to the 5 kids. She since, has “gifted” it to the older 3 siblings leaving my brother and I out. Can anything be done, either about the cottage, or about the assets that I gave up under wrong assumptions?
Asked on July 5, 2012 under Estate Planning, Michigan
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I am so sorry for the situation. Please go and speak with an attorney in your area. You have not given any time frmaes here as to when you reached majority, etc., which may be pertinent to the issue of statute of limitations. Now, a minor can not legally enter in to a contract (that is what you did: contract your rights away) and there is also the issue of misrepresenentation or undue influence here. Get help. Good luck.
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