ATLANTA , Georgia ( CNN ) -- Jury selection is set to start Monday in a trial pitting two children of Martin Luther King Jr. against their brother , whom they accuse of mishandling the late civil rights leader 's estate . Bernice King and her brother Martin Luther King III say Dexter King took funds from their father 's estate . Bernice King and Martin Luther King III sued their brother Dexter King in July 2008 , one month after accusing him of converting `` substantial funds from the estate 's financial account at Bank of America '' for his own use , according to the lawsuit . Also named as a defendant is the Martin Luther King Jr. estate , which is incorporated . Dexter King is the corporation 's president and chief executive , in addition to being the estate 's administrator . The three are the only shareholders in the corporation , and the plaintiffs hold at least 20 percent of its outstanding shares . The lawsuit contends Dexter King illegally and fraudulently converted estate funds and should be forced to repay the money and reimburse the plaintiffs ' legal costs . The document , which lists five counts , does not say how much he is accused of taking . Dexter King has denied the accusations . The lawsuit reveals a very public fissure in an iconic family that has always professed unity , particularly as questions have swirled around some of their financial dealings . The three are the only surviving children of Martin Luther King Jr. , who was assassinated in 1968 , and Coretta Scott King , who died in 2006 . Their oldest child , Yolanda King , died in 2007 . Bernice King administers her mother 's estate . In a countersuit , Dexter King has asked a judge to force Bernice King to turn over their mother 's personal papers , including love letters central to a now-defunct $ 1.4 million book deal . Martin Luther King III and Bernice King complained that Dexter King refused to hold shareholders meetings , which they said was another example of his lack of transparency in handling their father 's estate . There had been no shareholders ' meeting of the corporation since 2004 , something that Dexter King blamed on the distraction caused by the deaths of his mother and sister . Judge Ural D. Glanville ordered a meeting , which was held last week . In a hearing held in late September , Glanville , who will preside over the trial in Fulton County Superior Court , also expressed serious concern about governance of the King estate . The judge issued an order saying `` the court is extremely troubled . '' He noted that Dexter King , as the majority shareholder , wields significant power in the corporation because he holds 80 percent of its shares . He alone can constitute a quorum for transacting business , the order says . The judge warned all three Kings that any failure to comply with the Georgia Corporation Code could result in the dissolution of the corporation and the appointment of a receiver .
Bernice King , Martin Luther King III accuse brother of taking estate funds for own use . Dexter King , administrator of Martin Luther King Jr. estate , denies accusations . Dexter King files countersuit , wants sister to turn over mother 's personal papers . Judge 's order says `` the court is extremely troubled ''