Son Sued Mother For Proceeds From Lake Norman Estate

A 19-year-old heir to his father’s estate sued both his mother and her disbarred attorney for spending hundreds of thousands of dollars that his father left for him in a trust.  When Fritz Detmers passed away at the age of 78 in 2009, he had left hundreds of thousands of dollars in a trust account that his son, Tols Detmers, was to have access to when he turned 18.  Charlinette Detmers, the mother, was supposed to get $60,000, but her lawyer gave her $311,000 instead.  A “two-story, 2,400-square-foot brick home on White Oak Lane” has been put up for sale for $525,000 to pay off the lawsuit.  Neither the mother nor the son have commented on this story yet. 

See Joe Marusak, Son sues his mom over Lake Norman estate proceeds, The Charlotte Observer, August 20, 2015.