I have left personal items at my mother's home from when I lived there (gifts from friends, personal photos) and have been told by my brother, who is the executor and one of the 3 beneficiaries, that everything in the house at her death is now part of her estate, under his sole control, and I have no rights to any of it. Is this true? Also, my mother passed away in late July and I did take 2 items of mine very soon after that which he is insisting I must return so that he can then decide if I can have them as part of my share of her estate. Where do I stand?