My father lost his job (he says the economy I say its because he refused to go out on days the asked him to (ie holidays days he was being lazy) and he also got in physical fights with a few of the guys there. Well currenly my grandmother is in a hospice dying from Alzheimers Disease. She’s terminal, and only has a few weeks to live. Two years ago I was supposed to get her wedding rings, a few other rings, and a watch. The watch and two fo the rings in question were supposedly with a my grams sister and neice. They gave the rings to me, and my grams sister said my father has the watch, AND the other rings. I believe her sister, as she knows how close my gram and I were. With the rings dated from 2007, my gram wrote me a note that said she wants me to have her rings and watch.
I talked to my father. He said the watch was appraised at $7,000 (platinum diamonds ect) in its broken state. His friend collects and buys watches.Has offered to buy this watch before. I have a letter that states I’m to get the watch. I currently have the letter and the few rings my gram had in her posession after my father found them cleaning out her apartment.
I’m not sure what my options are. I know everyone has said legally he can’t do anything with the watch or rings. When I ask him for them, he says “Oh you aren’t old enough to have it”, or “Well I’ll give it to you when you’re more responsible” I’m pushing 21 years old for godsakes. this is getting old. I can’t afford an attourney and don’t want too much bad blood at her funeral. But he’s desperate and that watch belongs to me now. Any suggestions?
(And yes I care more about my gram than this watch,but it was the one thing I wanted when she passed on and she knew that for years. He’s talked about selling it and splitting the money with he and my 1/2 brother my gram hated. I have no idea what to do at this point)
and Yes, you could absolutely be right, maybe the receipt is wrong.
