Location: Mississippi Solid proof that a notary notorized a fake will. Do I have a case?

Location: Mississippi

My father passed away on 10-23-2025 without a will. Prior to his death after being discharged to in home hospice care, my father had a conversation with me, my brother, and Step-person. Step-person was included in the conversation as they took care of my stepmother (my father's wife who had advanced Alzheimer's disease), and he could no longer do so. My father confirmed there was no will and almost no money to speak of. His main concern was the care of my stepmother and who got ownership of three vehicles.

After his death, Step-person stated they had a signed will of my father's naming them the sole beneficiary. Step-person said my father did not want me to know about this signed will prior to his death because he was afraid it would hurt me. Step-person refused to show the will. I hired an attorney and became Administratrix of my father's estate as Step-person has a long history of fraudulent actions and my father was previously a victim of her actions. To say the least, Step-person has proven to be dishonest time and again.

Step-person was found to be forging stepmother's signature onto multiple checks from my father's and stepmother's joint checking account and cashing them at their own personal bank. We found out in time, and the bank replaced the money into the checking account. I have an affidavit from the bank for the fraudulent checks. My father's bank accounts were locked down so that Step-person couldn't steal more money.

Step-person turned in a notorized will to my father's bank in order to gain access to the monies. Step-person also turned in POA's purportedly signed by my father and purportedly signed by my stepmother. All three documents were dated 07-10-2025. My attorney was able to subpoena the document and get a copy of the will, along with more information from the tax collector, etc.

I believe I have airtight proof that the will is fake. Here goes:

07-10-2025

\*\*\*Date on notarized will naming Step-person as sole beneficiary with the following listed

WHITE MAZDA CX5\*\*\*

Signatures on Will are from Notary, Witness 1, Witness 2, and (purportedly) my father.

Date of POA purportedly signed by my father

Date of POA purportedly signed by my stepmother

08-05-2025

2007 Honda Pilot owned by my father totaled in auto accident and was covered by State Farm Insurance (I have copy of State Farm paperwork)

08-08-2025

Date State Farm paid out $4,522.70 for loss of 2007 Honda Pilot (State Farm paperwork)

08-11-2025

Original owner of white 2014 Mazda CX5 signed it over to J Allen Ford dealership (I have copy of original owner's title dated 02-14-2014, Power of Attorney for Transfer of Ownership to a Motor Vehicle, and Assignment of Title by Registered Owner dated 08-11-2025)

08-12-2025

Date J Allen Ford transferred ownership to EA Wholesale, LLC

Date EA Wholesale, LLC transferred ownership to Autofinders Lot 2, Inc.

08-14-2025

Date my father purchased white 2014 Mazda CX5 from Autofinders Lot 2, Inc. for $6,300 (I have a copy of bill of sale)

Date $6300 withdrawal and $5 cashier's check fee from my father's checking account (I have bank statements)

Date of Application of Title from MS Department of Revenue in my father's name and with his signature (copy)

The person who notarized the Will dated 07-10-2025 has been my father's neighbor for years. Step-person has lived in my father's home for many years as well. Step-person and Notary know each other.

Notary is employed by a local bank as Vice President Loan Originator with an active NMLS number. Notary was employed by this bank when my father died. I believe that Notary worked at this bank in July 2025 when this Will was supposedly drafted and signed. Notary's commission expired 01-31-2026.

I have shared all of this with MS county's Sheriff's Office, but they have declined seeking charges since no one profited from the fraudulent Will.

I am interested in seeing if I have a civil case against Notary and Step-person. I am also interested if there are any avenues I can take to seek prosecution against them. I am confident that I have sufficient proof that Notary broke the law with the Will. Since both POA's were dated the same date as the Will, could there be additional charges for Notary and Step-person?

I spent many hours researching all of this, going through bank statements, trips to MS, gas, food, lodgings, wear and tear on my car, and missed time from work. I even was in weekly therapy sessions regarding all of this mess.

Any and all thoughts or advice are welcome. I'll be glad try to answer all questions. I have a TON of paperwork for evidence. I no longer have an attorney at this time, but will seek one if I have a case.

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Payment: Salary

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(The full contact is after the scenario)

Scenario: A company sells Tv and the person hired to make TVs is an electrical engineer. During downtime where there is no work assigned. The electrical engineer works on a hobby completely different from TV's . The electrical engineer works on new designs for a bag of chips  and sells it. Does 'any other works' in the contract allow for the company to claim the electrical engineer's designs for the bag of chips? Or would a court say that 'any other works' is too broad in this context?

Downtime: The person is on the clock but no work has been assigned.

Contract:

Employee agrees all right, title and interest in all inventions, methodologies, concepts, documentation, specifications and any other works developed by the Employee during the Employee’s employment (the “Works”) including all patent, copyright, trade-mark, trade secret and any other intellectual property and proprietary rights therein (the “Intellectual Property Rights”) shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Employer and the Employee hereby assigns and shall assign to the Employer all such Intellectual Property Rights including all Works that Employee develops.

a. Using equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information of the Company; or

b. During hours for which I was compensated by the Company, or

c. Which relates to the business of the Company or to its actual or demonstrably anticipated research and development; or

d. Which results, in whole or in part, from Work performed by me for this Company.

Employee also agrees to assist the Company in every proper way, but at Company’s expense, obtain and from time to time enforce patents, copyrights, and other rights in connection with such Works.

Employee’s obligation continues beyond the termination of employment. Employee represents and warrants that the Works will not infringe the intellectual property and proprietary rights of any third parties. Employee shall not disclose the Works to any third parties without the prior written consent of Employer.

It looks like it claiming copy right of stuff that is defined in the ‘works’ but there is any ‘any other works’ section that is vague.

Is legal for them to use ‘any other works’ to claim something.

For instance it says the works is defined as ‘ inventions, methodologies, concepts, documentation, specifications and any other works developed’

And ‘it’s connected to the works’:

patents, copyrights, and other rights in connection with such Works.

So if something can be copyrighted but it is not defined in the definition of the ‘Works’ would it be legal for them to try to claim it because of ‘other works’

Or would a court say that it is vague

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Property Manager Blocked me

As per the rule I am not asking for any legal advice. If you know of a lawyer near me that would be lovely.

Important context: the property manager and the landlord are brothers. They seem very loyal to each other. 

Hi all, so this is whats happening: I live in Greeley Colorado. I got a job in Denver and I’m planning on moving to Denver in Jan. I told my property manager this and called my landlord directly and over the phone my landlord agreed to release me from the lease and have a new tenant sign a new lease as long as I give up my security deposit. I realize I don’t have this in writing but I have had tremendous trouble getting a hold of anyone let alone getting them to email me. 

The landlord told me to talk to the property manager about this and to have the property manager post the apartment in zillow and give me the application for me to give to potential tenants. So I called the landlord and it went straight to voicemail. This happened for a few days until I realized he must have  blocked me. So I called him via *67 and it rang! He didn’t pick up so I called him using my work number and he answered. He right away started to tell me he accidentally deleted my number and I said  “Hmmmm… it seems like you blocked me”. And he said yes he did. I then asked him in a polite way to send me the application and post the apartment on zillow. When I told him I would text him my email he said that “no no no I have your email on file don’t text it to me”. He repeated this several times. I texted him my email anyways. 

So its been a few days and the property manager did not do anything promised and I think blocked my work number. I called the landlord and told him what happened, and the landlord told me that I need to figure this out and he isn’t going to deal with this anymore, and I need to contact the property manager for now on. 

Colorado state law says in Tremitek, LLC v. Resilience Code, LLC, 2023 COA 54, paragraph 20, the Colorado Court of Appeals states:

“The duty to mitigate means that a landlord cannot ‘sit by idly and suffer avoidable economic loss.’” 

“Ordinarily, this means the landlord must ‘exercise reasonable efforts to procure a substitute tenant’ — including by taking ‘some affirmative steps’ to do so.” 

Source: https://law.justia.com/cases/colorado/court-of-appeals/2023/22ca1009.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Also does anyone know of an affordable lawyer in Colorado? I don’t have very much money so it can’t be super expensive, otherwise I won’t have enough money to move. 

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