What is the name of your state? PA
Two days after my husbands funeral, I was asked to sign over a family member as executor and I did being that it was not completely explained to me. My husband did not have a will and I am sole beneficiary as we had no children. As time passed I found were no one would talked to me (mortgage co & ira accts)and everything went through the executor. Being that is is my life they are all discussing I decided to call the estate atty and ask to be put on with the assigned executor. I feel i was run around until I pushed a little harder and was told it would take 4-5 hours of prep work and the atty would have to present it in court. Two months have passed and we are about to file a malpractice suit for my husband but Im still not set as an executor. needless to say I havent signed the suit waiting to be filed until this matter is in place. I dont know if the estate atty is being honest with me, maybe she feels its unnecessary and is just waiting for me to sign off on the malpractice suit to tell me its too late? Is this normal and is there something I can do to have my name added as a co executor so I have a say in all the matters as well? I have informed the malpractice atty of my wishes to be add as an executor and that I was working on that with the estate atty, and Im assuming she will have to re write the suit to reflect that. I actually feel that the estate atty is not representing me and protecting the executor. What advice can you give me on this?
Two days after my husbands funeral, I was asked to sign over a family member as executor and I did being that it was not completely explained to me. My husband did not have a will and I am sole beneficiary as we had no children. As time passed I found were no one would talked to me (mortgage co & ira accts)and everything went through the executor. Being that is is my life they are all discussing I decided to call the estate atty and ask to be put on with the assigned executor. I feel i was run around until I pushed a little harder and was told it would take 4-5 hours of prep work and the atty would have to present it in court. Two months have passed and we are about to file a malpractice suit for my husband but Im still not set as an executor. needless to say I havent signed the suit waiting to be filed until this matter is in place. I dont know if the estate atty is being honest with me, maybe she feels its unnecessary and is just waiting for me to sign off on the malpractice suit to tell me its too late? Is this normal and is there something I can do to have my name added as a co executor so I have a say in all the matters as well? I have informed the malpractice atty of my wishes to be add as an executor and that I was working on that with the estate atty, and Im assuming she will have to re write the suit to reflect that. I actually feel that the estate atty is not representing me and protecting the executor. What advice can you give me on this?
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