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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL
There is an estate on my block in which the executor just recently passed away without drawing up his own last will and testament. He had no family or relatives to will the estate over to. The only person in his life was a long time female companion who he was not married to.
There was an unrelated person who began to care for this man in the later stages of his life. The last few days of this man's life were spent in the hospitals care and he did not recognize anyone nor remember anything during this time. On the day he died, this unrelated person was able to con her way into the room where he laid on his death bed by telling hospital staff that she was his family member (specifically his neice). The hospital wasn't letting anyone who wasn't family in to see him, so this unrelated person lied and said she was related. While in the room, she was able to get this dying man to sign a will she had drawn up that essentially left everything this dying man posessed to her.
Now there's a pending case that's in probate court and all assets and property will be given to this unrelated person because of the will she has unless someone steps up to contest it. I'm not sure that what this person has done is legal. In my mind, she essentially stole this property from him by getting him to sign a will while he was delirious a mere few hours before he died, where he didn't recognize or remember anyone. Plus, there was no witness in the room. The will contains a witness signature of a person who was not in the hospital room when this will was signed.
None of this sounds like it's a legit transaction. It doesn't sound right and it makes me think these people are stealing this house and property away. What's more is that they are sometimes witnessed in this dead man's house during early morning hours (3AM) cleaning it out and removing things.
This all seems very shady to me. Can anyone help with this and offer some advice?
Thank you.
A Concerned Local Citizen
There is an estate on my block in which the executor just recently passed away without drawing up his own last will and testament. He had no family or relatives to will the estate over to. The only person in his life was a long time female companion who he was not married to.
There was an unrelated person who began to care for this man in the later stages of his life. The last few days of this man's life were spent in the hospitals care and he did not recognize anyone nor remember anything during this time. On the day he died, this unrelated person was able to con her way into the room where he laid on his death bed by telling hospital staff that she was his family member (specifically his neice). The hospital wasn't letting anyone who wasn't family in to see him, so this unrelated person lied and said she was related. While in the room, she was able to get this dying man to sign a will she had drawn up that essentially left everything this dying man posessed to her.
Now there's a pending case that's in probate court and all assets and property will be given to this unrelated person because of the will she has unless someone steps up to contest it. I'm not sure that what this person has done is legal. In my mind, she essentially stole this property from him by getting him to sign a will while he was delirious a mere few hours before he died, where he didn't recognize or remember anyone. Plus, there was no witness in the room. The will contains a witness signature of a person who was not in the hospital room when this will was signed.
None of this sounds like it's a legit transaction. It doesn't sound right and it makes me think these people are stealing this house and property away. What's more is that they are sometimes witnessed in this dead man's house during early morning hours (3AM) cleaning it out and removing things.
This all seems very shady to me. Can anyone help with this and offer some advice?
Thank you.
A Concerned Local Citizen