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Received Codicil. Is inheritor entitled to copy of entire will?

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FranGran

Junior Member
Virginia is the state.

I received a codicil to the original will. Is an inheritor only entitle to see the portion of the will that includes the said inheritor?
 


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seniorjudge

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FranGran said:
Virginia is the state.

I received a codicil to the original will. Is an inheritor only entitle to see the portion of the will that includes the said inheritor?
Any person may see the whole thing. Go to the courthouse where the will is being probated and ask to see the file. It's public info.
 

FranGran

Junior Member
Not Probated

All of the deceased assets were in the company name. Executor advised that since this is the case, it does not have to be probated. Is this true?
 

Dandy Don

Senior Member
That's bs. Did the deceased own the company or have partial ownership in it? Then it's part of his estate. Are you trying to find out more about what is in the rest of the will or the asset/company information? Is this estate being probated now or has probate finished?

DANDY DON IN OKLAHOMA ([email protected])
 

FranGran

Junior Member
Assets are in trust

Apparently the assets are in a trust in the company name. Is there any way at all the an executor can get away with not probating a will? He says that it does not have to be probated.
 

Dandy Don

Senior Member
Does he give you any reason why the will is not being probated?

If he won't tell you, then you or whoever the potential beneficiaries might be should hire their own attorney and file at the courthouse to open up probate and ask the judge to demand this person produce the will.

You need to be talking to a trust attorney to find out what rights beneficiaries have in that state to request a copy of the trust and an accounting statement--some states allow it, others do not. So what if the trust is in a company name--if you think that you are a beneficiary mentioned in that trust, you may have a right to request information about the trust which will most likely have information about the assets in it.

DANDY DON IN OKLAHOMA ([email protected])
 
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