Our 31 year old daughter passed away under suspicious circumstances in 2020, and her estranged husband applied to be executor the day after she died. He then collected her superannuation, life insurance and the proceeds from the sale of her house, as well as all of her property. (much of which had been gifted by our family). Her death is still before the coroner.
Are then any legal avenues that I can take, to apply for her assets, especially those gained before her marriage? We purchased shares for her as nine year old that he refuses to release. He is unable to access them as they are held in our names as trustees for her, and we are unable to access them without him signing a release document. They are therefore just accumulating dividends held by state revenue. We no longer know how to contact him as he has moved interstate.
Also, as she held no will and they were seperated, despite being executor can he just assume ownership of all of her assets?
Are then any legal avenues that I can take, to apply for her assets, especially those gained before her marriage? We purchased shares for her as nine year old that he refuses to release. He is unable to access them as they are held in our names as trustees for her, and we are unable to access them without him signing a release document. They are therefore just accumulating dividends held by state revenue. We no longer know how to contact him as he has moved interstate.
Also, as she held no will and they were seperated, despite being executor can he just assume ownership of all of her assets?
