Washington (state father died in) CA (residence of siblings)
My father passed away last week. My sister and I are not able to find a will. He owned property and several assets (boats, 5th wheel, and several bank accounts). The credit union was willing to release funds to us after 40 days but the bank would not until someone is named executor. My sister and I live in CA. Do we need to hire an attorney in WA to send the estate into probate or is it something we can do ourselves. How many approx. hours would an attorney charge? We want to keep the property and have agreed to sell all other assets.
My father passed away last week. My sister and I are not able to find a will. He owned property and several assets (boats, 5th wheel, and several bank accounts). The credit union was willing to release funds to us after 40 days but the bank would not until someone is named executor. My sister and I live in CA. Do we need to hire an attorney in WA to send the estate into probate or is it something we can do ourselves. How many approx. hours would an attorney charge? We want to keep the property and have agreed to sell all other assets.