In Harford County, a legal dispute has arisen within the family of Rachel Morin, a mother of five who was found raped and murdered last year. As CBS News reported, Her children allege they have not received their rightful share of the proceeds from various fundraising efforts intended for their benefit. Faye McMahon, the eldest child at 19 and legal next of kin, has taken legal steps alongside the fathers of her siblings against their grandmother, aunt, and the family's attorney. 

They argue that over $53,441 collected through a GoFundMe campaign and additional funds from community fundraisers have yet to be distributed for the children's needs, as was the purpose. The lawsuit names Patricia Morin, Rachel's mother, Rebekah Morin, her sister, and Randolph Rice, the attorney, as the subjects withholding the funds from their intended recipients and, according to an interview, per CBS News, their attorney, George S. Robinson IV stated, "The kids are obviously hurting, they need the finances to help them with everyday supplies, and they're not getting answers". Additionally, a part of the litigation is the alleged misrepresentation by Rice who proclaims himself as representing the Morin family while the suit claims he only serves a few members' interests.

Randolph Rice has countered the allegations, insisting that the funds have been appropriated correctly for expenses like Rachel Morin's headstone and funeral, with any remaining funds positioned in a trust fund for all her children, per his statements detailed by WMAR-2 News. McMahon and her group's legal action seeks to prevent Patricia, Rebekah, and Rice from further accessing or using the funds and demands that Rice refrain from calling himself the family attorney.

With the court conference set for October 7, the resolution of the lawsuit remains pending as the public and court system deliberate on the complexities of familial, financial, and legal disputes intertwined with the aftermath of a harrowing crime.