debt insurance

When Mom died she had some bills outstanding, but her biggest debt was that she owed me $37K. I had loaned her the money so that she could fix her plumbing and septic system, as well as making the house more handicapped friendly for Sara and Jeremy.

Mom had been paying me back every month. I have paperwork proving the money is owed.Here is the problem. If I file a claim against her estate like any other creditor would do, my brother John