If personal property is taken from an estate by family relatives without consent, what can be done to reclaim?

If personal property is taken from an estate by family relatives without consent, what can be done to reclaim?

Brother died with no Will, spouse, or children. Estate went to living mother and father. Family relatives took and kept remembrance items without permission (cars, antiques). Parents want autos returned but were denied.

Asked on February 25, 2012 under Estate Planning, California

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