The brother who volunteered to handle Mom's probate seemed like the obvious choice. He was the oldest, he lived closest, and he said it would be easy. Fourteen months later, his sisters had not heard from him, the house had been quietly listed, and the estate account had a balance neither of them recognized. This is what happened next.
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