<prompt> Human: My father passed away last Sunday. He used to be a gambling addict as well as alcoholic, so my uncle has always been charge of his finances. He had a lot of mental problems so he got a disability check, and he never paid attention to his finances. He worked when he was younger, and he has a pension. My parents were divorced and Im the eldest child of the family now, so I have to deal with my uncle. Problem is, hes not very trustworthy. My mother believes he has been getting his pension check for years now, but we believe my father didnt know and my uncle just handled it he trusted very easily.I dont know how to approach this. I am not asking in a sense of how do I talk to him but rather what do I need to ask in terms of finance and legal options of all sorts, not just pension. I want his finances to be my responsibility so it can go to my mother and my college, and I want to know how much money he may have pocketed, if any.  <response>: Maybe rlegaladvice would have more advice for you. Was your uncle placed as the executor of your fathers will, or is he handling it because he always had handled your fathers finances? 