What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ
Hi. I have a friend who died about 12 years ago. He had earned his first million and was in an accident where he became a paraplegic. His mother was then given power of attorney. He sued and was awarded another 20-something million and died shortly thereafter.
At the time of his death I was told by 1 of his nurses that the family was unable to find the will. While my friend was alive he told me that I was in his will.
I did not pursue it at the time of his death because of several reasons. One, my friend was very temperamental and had a habit of making drastic decisions like writing people out of his will. We were not on the best of terms at the time of his death.
Two, he had 2 children and I thought that if no will was found his mother would more than likely give the majority of it to them, which in my mind was the right thing to do.
It has always bugged me over the years though, wondering if, in fact, I was left anything. Afterall, we did share many years of friendship and even a few years of more than friendship.
So, my question is, after all this time, is there any way to find out if a will was ever found and if, in fact, I was in that original will.
One last note - before my friend was paralyzed he was in law school and may have drafted his own will. Also, he may have actually passed in Florida, although he was buried here in NJ where his parents and siblings were residing. I do not remember.
Thanks for reading all this.
Hi. I have a friend who died about 12 years ago. He had earned his first million and was in an accident where he became a paraplegic. His mother was then given power of attorney. He sued and was awarded another 20-something million and died shortly thereafter.
At the time of his death I was told by 1 of his nurses that the family was unable to find the will. While my friend was alive he told me that I was in his will.
I did not pursue it at the time of his death because of several reasons. One, my friend was very temperamental and had a habit of making drastic decisions like writing people out of his will. We were not on the best of terms at the time of his death.
Two, he had 2 children and I thought that if no will was found his mother would more than likely give the majority of it to them, which in my mind was the right thing to do.
It has always bugged me over the years though, wondering if, in fact, I was left anything. Afterall, we did share many years of friendship and even a few years of more than friendship.
So, my question is, after all this time, is there any way to find out if a will was ever found and if, in fact, I was in that original will.
One last note - before my friend was paralyzed he was in law school and may have drafted his own will. Also, he may have actually passed in Florida, although he was buried here in NJ where his parents and siblings were residing. I do not remember.
Thanks for reading all this.
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