William Henry Stover

William Stover

There are few things in life that have a more severe impact on our lives, than the loss of a loved one. I am fortunate to still have my mother, and father in my life. I consider myself truly blessed for their involvement in my life. Accordingly, I always show the utmost respect to my clients, litigants, and opposing parties when it comes to the loss of a family member. This reviewer is not telling the truth about the case, and my role in this case. I was appointed by the court, not hired by either party. I have not neglected the case, but their is a very small matter still pending that is not material to the outcome, but remains open because of a third party. All of the family members, and the court are aware of the issue with the third party, as I am required to file, and have filed status updates with the court. Under the rules of professional conduct for attorneys, I am not allowed to speak to parties directly when they are represented by an attorney. Accordingly, I am required to speak to the attorney on the parties behalf. One way around this would be for the attorney to give me written permission to speak with his/her client directly. It is a shame that people sometimes lose focus on what is important and decide to fabricate stories, in order to hurt innocent people. The tragedy of doing this type of negative action, is that it does not heal the hurt from the very real pain from the loss they have incurred. People should be aware that there is a possibility of family conflict after the death of a loved one. It is sad to say, but sometimes relatives show up, and show out in the context of court cases. People that may have had great love, and respect for one another during the life of their loved one, sometimes result to arguing, and fighting over money, and cause trouble at the expense of others. Preparing a well designed Will can help. You have to consider the strengths, and weaknesses of people that you leave in charge of your estate (executors/administrators), because if family member start to fight over financial things, family members may take sides against one another, and begin to accuse each other of stealing money etc. When an executor/administrator is accused of misconduct in their role, the court will likely appoint an attorney to act as Successor Administrator C.T.A. I pray for family healing, and peace. Litigation involving the loss of a family member can keep the pain of the loss active, so I do empathize with the family. I will continue to pressure the third party to complete the action necessary to close the estate. Lastly, in probate cases, the Court has to approve the fees for the attorney. Accordingly, the court awarded the attorney fees for all of the attorneys involved.