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Hi, my husband's grandmother passed away two weeks ago. He was told by his uncle who is the Administrator of the Will that some monies were to be divided up between the 7 grandchildren. After hearing from my father-in-law, who is very upset, we were told that the original Will (which was not made through an attorney) and was made in 1981, mentioned that the four sons of his grandmother were to equally divide all assets. A copy of a codicil was also sent, which is handwritten and not in her writing, dated in 2001, and mentions the grandchildren, but only that they are to share monies out of two bank accounts out of the 8 that she had, with a minimum of $1000 to each. In this codicil, there were names spelled wrong, which she would have never have done, because at the time and until her death, was of sound mind and body. My father-in-law is upset because two of his brothers are handling this and are only giving the information that they see fit. I was told a year ago by his grandmother that she had recently seen an attorney and updated her Will, buy how will I be able to find out if we don't know who she went to? The two brothers are already moving things out of her house, and the Will has not been probated yet. Is this at all legal? I am a court reporter in N.Y., and take these cases every day, but you never think it would happen in your own family. Please advice.
We live in the State of New Jersey. Thanks. Stengal
We live in the State of New Jersey. Thanks. Stengal