mother died intestate, no property in the US

[tritech]

What is the name of your state? new york

my mother died intestate a few years ago in new york, and my father also passed away a few years before that. i currently reside in north carolina. no probate has been filed on my mother, as all account were put into a trust for me by my grandmother while she was in the hospital. all of these account i now have access to, and are in my name.

my question lies in several accounts in europe, that are still in my mothers name, and have a significant amount in them. do i have to apply for probate in new york and notify them of these funds? or is there a way to prove to the banks overseas that i am the only descendant, and rightful owner?

 

[absconder]

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE is the people youll need to be talking to.

 

[tritech]

sorry, should have been more specific. i have all the funds that were in the us at the time of her death available to me now. however the funds overseas i do not. i have all account info, and have contacted them and they said i need a "will", which there was not one at the time of her death.

i realize once i have access to the fund then i will need to see about the taxability of the funds, (some are in us $ and some in euros) but for now i just would like to transfer the accounts over to my name, and leave them in the current country.

 

[Dandy Don]

Ask each bank what their procedure is. Yes, filing for probate is needed in New York, so that testamentary letter can be issued to administrator, who can then present a certified copy of that letter to each bank, or each bank might request probate in each country, but let's hope they don't go that far.

DANDY DON IN OKLAHOMA ([email protected])

 

[seniorjudge]

What is the name of your state? new york

my mother died intestate a few years ago in new york, and my father also passed away a few years before that. i currently reside in north carolina. no probate has been filed on my mother, as all account were put into a trust for me by my grandmother while she was in the hospital. all of these account i now have access to, and are in my name.

my question lies in several accounts in europe, that are still in my mothers name, and have a significant amount in them. do i have to apply for probate in new york and notify them of these funds? or is there a way to prove to the banks overseas that i am the only descendant, and rightful owner?

This site is for US law only. I doubt that any European court gives a rip what you do here.