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Cheery Cherry
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What is the name of your state? New York
Hello, my mother passed away about three and 1/2 years ago unexpectedly, so there was no will. I thought that my step-father (we were very close) would let me go through her stuff after we mourned and was doing better...no hurry.
Until he re-married last year and I lent him some money. We got into a huge arguement...it's a long story...
Anyway, we haven't spoken since, and I have asked him for some of my mother's stuff, because I only have one photo of her and I know that she wrote me a letter before she passed away, and I haven't seen it. There are many things that mean a lot to me, things that were shared between mom and I BEFORE step-dad even came into my life. I wrote him a letter two weeks ago asking for mom's stuff, and I'd hate to do this to him, but looks like I am going to have to take him to court. I have also been looking for my brother that my biological parents had, and I feel that my step-dad has some information (in mom's stuff) that could help me find my brother.
My question is, when a person dies without a will, does the husband have the primary right to all of her stuff, or does the daughter have any rights to them? Especially that I am her daughter, and I was with her a lot longer than he? I mean, what can I do? It's extremely important to me, and my mother's stuff is just stored away anyway...
Please help!
Sorry it's so long...
~* Cherry *~
Hello, my mother passed away about three and 1/2 years ago unexpectedly, so there was no will. I thought that my step-father (we were very close) would let me go through her stuff after we mourned and was doing better...no hurry.
Until he re-married last year and I lent him some money. We got into a huge arguement...it's a long story...
Anyway, we haven't spoken since, and I have asked him for some of my mother's stuff, because I only have one photo of her and I know that she wrote me a letter before she passed away, and I haven't seen it. There are many things that mean a lot to me, things that were shared between mom and I BEFORE step-dad even came into my life. I wrote him a letter two weeks ago asking for mom's stuff, and I'd hate to do this to him, but looks like I am going to have to take him to court. I have also been looking for my brother that my biological parents had, and I feel that my step-dad has some information (in mom's stuff) that could help me find my brother.
My question is, when a person dies without a will, does the husband have the primary right to all of her stuff, or does the daughter have any rights to them? Especially that I am her daughter, and I was with her a lot longer than he? I mean, what can I do? It's extremely important to me, and my mother's stuff is just stored away anyway...
Please help!
Sorry it's so long...
~* Cherry *~