What is the name of your state? New york.
We are executors of a will that is just making disbursements now date of death was last March 07. After being unable to contact one of the beneficiaries who was alive at the time of decedents death last year, we found out she passed away in Febuary this year(08). The will we have is very vague in that it only says that she gets it if she survives the original decedent but does not say what to do if that person dies prior to the settlement of the estate. Does the inheritance go to that beneficiaries estate as she was to get it as she had survived the decedent originally or does it forfit it now and it remains in the original estate and gets redisbursed amongst the original heirs?? Hopefully I did not confuse you**************. Please send some help so we can move on and close it out.
We are executors of a will that is just making disbursements now date of death was last March 07. After being unable to contact one of the beneficiaries who was alive at the time of decedents death last year, we found out she passed away in Febuary this year(08). The will we have is very vague in that it only says that she gets it if she survives the original decedent but does not say what to do if that person dies prior to the settlement of the estate. Does the inheritance go to that beneficiaries estate as she was to get it as she had survived the decedent originally or does it forfit it now and it remains in the original estate and gets redisbursed amongst the original heirs?? Hopefully I did not confuse you**************. Please send some help so we can move on and close it out.