chieftainpa
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
NEW YORK
My wife's aunt died in October 2002. A cousin was named executrix in the will. The will was not filed with Surrogate's Court until 2006. Last week, a lawyer [not the one who drew up the will or has been previously associated with the aunt or executrix] sent my wife a letter saying that the cousin has filed a notice with Surrogate's Court withdrawing as executrix. No substitute executor has been named or requested, even though the 2002 will named the cousin's husband and his brother as alternates in the event the executrix could not fulfill the responsibilities as executrix.
What does this all mean for my wife?
NEW YORK
My wife's aunt died in October 2002. A cousin was named executrix in the will. The will was not filed with Surrogate's Court until 2006. Last week, a lawyer [not the one who drew up the will or has been previously associated with the aunt or executrix] sent my wife a letter saying that the cousin has filed a notice with Surrogate's Court withdrawing as executrix. No substitute executor has been named or requested, even though the 2002 will named the cousin's husband and his brother as alternates in the event the executrix could not fulfill the responsibilities as executrix.
What does this all mean for my wife?