I agree MG. I asked a lawyer friend of mine and he said there is nothing she can do about changing a quit claim, but that was before she started these negotiations. Maybe there is some loophole.
Her brother did tell her years ago that if the time came she needed help, the trust was there for her. But this is all word of mouth.
She did the quit claim years ago when she was into drinking. She is 5 years sober, but big bro holds it against her. She is lesbian as well, and her brother is anti-gay. It's even in the will that the trust is for blood children only, (aka his,) so if she and her partner were to adopt, the child would get nothing.
The bottom line is that it would be easy to help her now and he won't. And of course it's "her" money he won't share! Before her mother died the brother told her how things should be changed in the will, and mom being of the generation of women knowing nothing about money, gave him control. It's really very sad. He has already given his kids $25,000.00 each toward buying their homes.
If he dies, control of the trust goes to his wife, then his kids, then wife's sister. Big mistake to sign the quit claim, but she was drinking back then and it was a good idea she didn't have control of the money.
Years later it is all being held against her in horrible ways.
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