My parents were going through arbitration. Two weeks prior to the arbitration date my dad passed away. Arbitration still went forward and a decision was recently made. Spousal support was awarded to my mum well above the amount that they had mutually agreed to and well above the income level my dad earned; the arbitrator went based on info my mum had provided, with no actual proof and didn't seem to look at what what dad had given prior to his death or ask the Estate for any information. The only asset was from a property that was sold and the money being held in trust (escrow ). The arbitrator said that she gets all of this money for support not received. There is not a penny in the Estate, he had no insurance, absolutely nothing because she kept all of the assets. Mum is estranged from all of the family. His daughters paid for the funeral with hopes of reimbursement through the Estate but this won't happen since the arbitrator did not equalize property but made judgment on support. Now we are wondering if we can go through small claims court for funeral costs as my parents did/do have a joint asset through a funeral home which we were not able to use dad's portion and it is now all to mum. Is anyone able to offer any advice? Are we able to take to small claims?
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