It is a New Yorker’s nightmare: losing all that a family has worked
for, even down to the place they call home. But what if it was all taken
in the name of protection?
Ann Masotti, a born-and-raised Bronxite, says that she and her 31
year-old daughter have been “exiled” to Texas in the wake of a
protracted legal battle over the estate of her late ex-husband, Vito.
Ann and Vito adopted Andrea, nicknamed Andi, from Hungary when she was
six years old. Andi is autistic, and during the year after Vito’s death
in 2006 she experienced mental health troubles and became suicidal. She
was hospitalized multiple times and could not seem to stabilize.
Ann found a residential facility about 50 miles north of the city
that she believed could help, and sought to place Andi there. However,
this placement would have cost more than Ann says she could reasonably
afford. Ann asked the Westchester County Surrogate’s Court to allow her
to withdraw funds from Vito’s estate to pay for Andi’s treatment. Vito
had always intended for his estate to go to his daughter, says Ann, and
after he was diagnosed with cancer he set up a will and trust with his
long-time tax attorney specifying that intent.
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Source: CityLimits.org
Note: "The G-Man Interviews", the sister site to "From The G-Man", covered this issue in a 2017 episode entitled "Fraudulent Guardianships & Probate Courts".
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