@hyacinth003 Coincidentally, we spent the afternoon yesterday at our attorney's office checking and re-writing our will. When we arrived to the conference room, he had the copyof our will. We have the original in our home safe.
I remember that you posted here a long time ago about the difficulties you were having settling this estate. I feel so badly that your Dad's passing has caused so many issues for you. You should have been able to grieve with your family and not have all this aggravation.
***I hope the attorneys doing the wrongful death suit are doing it for a percentage (if you win) and not a fee per hour.
In my personal opinion, all information and documents should be shared with your brother, in an offer of peace. Keeping him in the dark can only cause more issues when and if the lawsuit is settled with or without monetary gain.
According to my DH, a tax accountant, because of COVID and extending tax return deadlines the last 2 years, the IRS is overwhelmed , impossible to even get a call back on simple questions. Many agents are still working from home without access to documents/letters. He has clients that are waiting since 2020 to get any closure to refunds, notices, etc.
I hope this is settled in a reasonable amount of time for you. It's been going on way too long.