abrahamchapman
Junior Member
Los Angeles, California
An elderly neighbor in my apartment building died last summer. He and I were good friends. With my assistance, he was able to stay out of a nursing home until the very end. In fact, his family back east lauded my friendship with him and how helpful it was to him and them. He was also wealthy.
On several occasions, he boasted that he had over five million dollars in assets; he even showed me statements of accounts with millions of dollars on occasions when I got his mail for him. On two occasions, he told me that, upon his death, he was giving each of his sisters $400,000, and each niece and nephew $100,000, and that there was still a million dollars left over after giving them all his pre-designated amounts. He told me all this while aware of my low-income situation. How do I find out if any portion of the excess million dollars was left to me?
Important note: It’s been ten months now, and Los Angeles County Probate Indexing Department reports that no probate has been filed under my neighbor’s name.
An elderly neighbor in my apartment building died last summer. He and I were good friends. With my assistance, he was able to stay out of a nursing home until the very end. In fact, his family back east lauded my friendship with him and how helpful it was to him and them. He was also wealthy.
On several occasions, he boasted that he had over five million dollars in assets; he even showed me statements of accounts with millions of dollars on occasions when I got his mail for him. On two occasions, he told me that, upon his death, he was giving each of his sisters $400,000, and each niece and nephew $100,000, and that there was still a million dollars left over after giving them all his pre-designated amounts. He told me all this while aware of my low-income situation. How do I find out if any portion of the excess million dollars was left to me?
Important note: It’s been ten months now, and Los Angeles County Probate Indexing Department reports that no probate has been filed under my neighbor’s name.