SAN DIEGO — A court-appointed attorney representing missing mother, Maya Millete, says there are concerns about her personal property going missing from her home.
CBS 8 was in probate court on Monday, where a battle is brewing over Maya's share of the estate.
The mortgage on the Millete home in Chula Vista has not been paid since November 2021, according to court records. Attorneys representing her share of the estate want the house sold as soon as possible.
“The reason we're really here today is that when the conservator was appointed, there was an understanding that the home needed to be sold to avoid a foreclosure,” said Lisa Roper, an attorney representing the conservator of the Maya Millete estate.
Roper is asking a judge to order the $1.4 million home sold on the open market and the proceeds placed in a holding account.
“There may be a concern about the personal property of Ms. Millete in the home, how it's been handled, taken care of, and whether there should be an accounting,” said Judge Olga Alvarez in court on Monday.
“There was a lot of stuff inside the house when we viewed it, but then I also understand there's a lot of stuff that is missing,” said attorney Olga Nazimova during the hearing.
Maya's husband, Larry Millete, has been in jail for the past two and a half years, charged with his wife's murder. She went missing in January 2021. Her body has not been found.
Maya's sister, Maricris Drouaillet is still in an ongoing court battle for guardianship of Maya's three children. Currently, the kids are living with their paternal grandparents.
At the probate hearing, attorney Steven Brumer told the court he is now representing the grandparents, replacing attorney Bonita Martinez, who previously dropped out as Larry Millete's defense attorney.
Brumer said he will oppose a court order to sell the Chula Vista home.
“I represent Larry’s mother, Judith. At this point, I believe there would be an objection. Of course, I haven't reviewed fully the pleadings. I'd like to have an opportunity to do that to be able to file that objection,” Brumer said in court.
The judge set a hearing on the petition to sell the house and an asset accounting for August 12.
The Millete family home could be ordered sold by the end of August. The guardianship case involving the three children also should be resolved by the end of August. Larry Millete's murder trial is set for January 6.
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