I'm in Illinois. My son allowed me to store some antique vehicles on his property. Have been there approx. ten years. Just found out he has ...

Question

I'm in Illinois. My son allowed me to store some antique vehicles on his property. Have been there approx. ten years. Just found out he has been selling parts of them on Ebay and had rest towed away. Never gave me any notice of his intentions. Anything I can do? Thanks

Answer

Perhaps. Both of you have concerns--you left property there for ten years, I am guessing without payment, and your son was selling property which arguably did not belong to him. But, I would suggest that you need to back up a bit. Is your relationship with your son more or less important than the missing parts? Perhaps meeting with a mediator would allow the two of you to reach a resolution without dismembering your relationship.