What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois
Can my sister, the executor, obtain a Letter of Testmentary if no probate case has be opened? Our mother's will was found 4 years after her passing. Everything had been administered informally according to the only will we had which was a joint will between mom and dad. The estate was valued under the minimum for probate in Illinois. Everything was distributed and dispensed with except for one item. Can she obtain the letter for the bank without going through probate?
Can my sister, the executor, obtain a Letter of Testmentary if no probate case has be opened? Our mother's will was found 4 years after her passing. Everything had been administered informally according to the only will we had which was a joint will between mom and dad. The estate was valued under the minimum for probate in Illinois. Everything was distributed and dispensed with except for one item. Can she obtain the letter for the bank without going through probate?