lawyer threatens to put my inheritance in a special needs trust

[mermaidprincesa]

My Mother passed away in April of last year. My brother is trustee. When this first started last April I was told I should get a special needs trust as I was getting SSI. Well when I called Social Security I found out I was not on SSI but I was on SSDI so I didn't need the SNT. I told my Brother and we had an argument and stopped speaking so he got a lawyer. I refused to sign the declination refusing a special needs trust. Anyway I finally got the accounting for the trust after our parents house sold. So now, which is the reason for my question, the lawyer sent me papers stating that if I didn't sign the declination and sign off on the accounting by June 8th they were going to put my inheritance into a SNT. I finally signed the declination and mailed it but I have issues with the accounting and am not ready to sign it. I do not need or want a SNT. Can they legally do what they said even if I have signed the declination? I hope this makes enough sense.

 

[army judge]

My Mother passed away in April of last year. My brother is trustee. When this first started last April I was told I should get a special needs trust as I was getting SSI. Well when I called Social Security I found out I was not on SSI but I was on SSDI so I didn't need the SNT. I told my Brother and we had an argument and stopped speaking so he got a lawyer. I refused to sign the declination refusing a special needs trust. Anyway I finally got the accounting for the trust after our parents house sold. So now, which is the reason for my question, the lawyer sent me papers stating that if I didn't sign the declination and sign off on the accounting by June 8th they were going to put my inheritance into a SNT. I finally signed the declination and mailed it but I have issues with the accounting and am not ready to sign it. I do not need or want a SNT. Can they legally do what they said even if I have signed the declination? I hope this makes enough sense.

We can't help you.
If you didn't want to sign, or didn't understand what you signed, you needed to consult a lawyer.
We don't know what you signed, and what the ramifications of your signature means, now that you have signed it.

You need a real lawyer, your lawyer, not some unknown people on the internet.
I suggest you speak to three or four estate, trust, or general practice lawyers within the next 24 hours.
You can generally do that at no cost, just your time, because most lawyers meet with prospective clients initially at no cost.

Good luck.