He said that the heir that handled all of the mother's financial affairs, claims that her mother had no debt when she died.

Even if you sue him he'll probably end up declaring bankruptcy and you won't see any of your money back. first thing you should do is find out if your state has a department of consumer affairs and report him there.

Dead bodies, pet rattlesnakes that have escaped, prostitutes, affairs among married tenants, overdoses, walking in a place and finding an intruder, the list goes on. 

Anyone with up to say $10,000,000 could arrange his affairs so that he could keep the $10,000,000 and shaft his creditors utilizing bankruptcy laws.  

Seeking any responses from forum and BP members if you would like to talk more offline, or reply here if you are of interest.This would be/could be a wonderful military public affairs type story that I would work with the USMC Reserve command (Lambert Airport) in the local area and seek for as much 'good story' media coverage if that would be something of interest.  

"Dead man walking" is a saying to me he has used copious times, especially as of recent, as I have mentioned going through, regarding my current state of affairs here.

Jen Botting has been specializing in health insurance for 22 years and before that she was in public affairs with the navy.

As mentioned by @Christian Cantarell,  real estate in Mexico is mostly a cash affair so a recession doesn't trigger mortgage defaults and forced sales like in the Western countries, making real estate investing over there much less risky on top of being much cheaper.

I am a guardian/conservator for a younger sister who is highly disabled...you go to a court hearing and a Judge talks to everyone and does what they determine is best based on conditions and everyone's wishes being considered.The actual REAL BIG QUESTION here is not about the low rent that she voluntarily decided to give this jerk, but - Is she capable of handling her own affairs?

The executor of the estate is responsible for resolving the affairs of the deceased.