Lawyer for Maya Millete estate conservator says her property is missing
Above: An April 3 report from FOX 5 about the setting of Larry Millete’s trial date.
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The attorney who is helping to settle the estate of missing mother, May “Maya” Millete, raised concerns that some of her personal assets have gone missing from her Chula Vista home in a hearing on Monday.
Lisa Roper, the attorney representing the conservator of Maya Millete’s estate, filed a petition in in March to ask for an accounting of affects Maya had probate claim to that were left in the Chula Vista home she shared with her husband, Larry Millete.
In the court filing, Roper alleges that Millete, who is currently behind bars awaiting trial for homicide charges in connection to her disappearance, “wrongfully used or removed” personal property over the last few years.
Details about what personal property appear to be missing were not identified in the court filing, but it says it is worth tens of thousands of dollars.
It further contends Millete allowed his parents to reside in their Chula Vista home since January 2021, when Maya first went missing, without obtaining permission from her conservator or collecting rent.
Timeline: The disappearance of Chula Vista mom Maya Millete
The $1.4 million home is described as the last property “of significant value” that both Maya and her husband have ownership rights to. According to court documents, it currently is at risk of foreclosure, as mortgage payments have not been made since November 2021.
During Monday’s hearing, Roper asked a probate judge to order the sale of the home to prevent foreclosure and place the proceeds in a holding account. She also requested Millete “account for all community property assets,” so they can be recovered by Maya’s conservator.
A hearing on these requests was set by the judge overseeing the probate case on Aug. 12. Meanwhile, Millete’s trial for homicide charges in connection to Maya’s disapperance is slated to begin in early January 2025.
Millete, 42, was arrested at his home in October 2021 — nine months after Maya, then-39 years old, was reported missing. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and was deemed eligible to stand trial after a 10-day preliminary hearing in January 2023.
The case, which has been drawn out by multiple delays, has spurned additional legal battles, including a custody fight for Maya’s three children.
Her sister, Maricris Drouaillet, is seeking guardianship of the kids, who have recently been residing with their paternal grandparents. The trial date in the guardianship case was also set for early next year.
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