Shadowbunny
Queen of the Not-Rights
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TX
First, the disclaimer: this is on behalf of my husband. I know it's usually best to have the affected party post, but he asked me to post for him since I already have an account. Now for the situation:
Husband's estranged father died in March, leaving no will and survived by a wife, a daughter, and my husband. On behalf of his father's wife, the probate lawyer called my DH. He initially offered to opt out of any shares of his father's estate, but the probate lawyer advised to wait until probate was over to make that decision, and estimated about 3 months for that process. It is now 8 month later, and the lawyer will not take his calls or answer his questions. I've checked the probate website for the county his father resided in (also the same county the attorney is located) and there is no probate case filed; the court clerk confirmed this.
I've never dealt with probate before --is 8 months a long time for probate to be filed? There seemed to be a war brewing between my MIL and SIL over the estate -- would that hold up filing?
Thanks,
Dena
First, the disclaimer: this is on behalf of my husband. I know it's usually best to have the affected party post, but he asked me to post for him since I already have an account. Now for the situation:
Husband's estranged father died in March, leaving no will and survived by a wife, a daughter, and my husband. On behalf of his father's wife, the probate lawyer called my DH. He initially offered to opt out of any shares of his father's estate, but the probate lawyer advised to wait until probate was over to make that decision, and estimated about 3 months for that process. It is now 8 month later, and the lawyer will not take his calls or answer his questions. I've checked the probate website for the county his father resided in (also the same county the attorney is located) and there is no probate case filed; the court clerk confirmed this.
I've never dealt with probate before --is 8 months a long time for probate to be filed? There seemed to be a war brewing between my MIL and SIL over the estate -- would that hold up filing?
Thanks,
Dena