What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
My father died in December 2006. I was his first child from his first wife. He had married after divorcing my mother and had two children. One of the children changed his last name to that of his mothers maden name after dad divorced her. (May not be relivant)
I had a disaggreement with my father and had not contacted him for a number of years. I wanted to patch things up and tried to contact him and found he had died.
Am I entitled to anything from his estate given the fact I didn't know of his death till after one and a half years had passed? Did they (whoever administered his estate) have an obligation to locate me as a missing heir, and if they couldn't find me, set aside a portion in trust, untill I could be found?
If I am entitled to anything, what am I entitled to if he had no will? What if he had a will and I am excluded?
He lived in the state of Florida.
He had two wifes and divorced them both.
He had two children from the first. Me (I was 1st born) and my deceased brother.
He had two children from the second wife. Both still living.
My father died in December 2006. I was his first child from his first wife. He had married after divorcing my mother and had two children. One of the children changed his last name to that of his mothers maden name after dad divorced her. (May not be relivant)
I had a disaggreement with my father and had not contacted him for a number of years. I wanted to patch things up and tried to contact him and found he had died.
Am I entitled to anything from his estate given the fact I didn't know of his death till after one and a half years had passed? Did they (whoever administered his estate) have an obligation to locate me as a missing heir, and if they couldn't find me, set aside a portion in trust, untill I could be found?
If I am entitled to anything, what am I entitled to if he had no will? What if he had a will and I am excluded?
He lived in the state of Florida.
He had two wifes and divorced them both.
He had two children from the first. Me (I was 1st born) and my deceased brother.
He had two children from the second wife. Both still living.