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I am Melvin Tyner. I live in California. This posting regards my desire to obtain assistance in contesting my mother's will. Here is the background information.
On May 27, 2001 my mother died in Tyler Texas. At the time of her death, I thought her will had left me everything (approx $90,000). However, upon talking to the live in boyfriend (they had been married and divorced twice but at the time of her death they were not married and my mother had told me that she would never marry him again because of his temper) over the phone the day after my mother died he informed me that my mother had changed her will in February 2001, three months before she died and left everything to him.
I would like to contest the will at the time it is placed in probate.
Here is an update to what I have found out so far.
I made phone calls and was able to determine that my mothers will has not yet been submitted for probate (as of July 7th 2001).
Most likely Jerry Lyons (The live in boyfriend) has access (I don't) to my mother's will and simply has not yet made the trip to town (he doesn't drive, he is legally blind, but can see fairly well) to place it in probate. But there is a remote possibility that he doesn't have access to the will. I simply don't know if he has access to the will or not. I wish to contest the will when and if it is placed in probate but would certainly consider other options, like sending him a letter asking him to move out unless he produces a will. So at this point I would welcome any suggestions from anyone.
So, my question is - what's the best way of contesting my mother's will?
Melvin Tyner
On May 27, 2001 my mother died in Tyler Texas. At the time of her death, I thought her will had left me everything (approx $90,000). However, upon talking to the live in boyfriend (they had been married and divorced twice but at the time of her death they were not married and my mother had told me that she would never marry him again because of his temper) over the phone the day after my mother died he informed me that my mother had changed her will in February 2001, three months before she died and left everything to him.
I would like to contest the will at the time it is placed in probate.
Here is an update to what I have found out so far.
I made phone calls and was able to determine that my mothers will has not yet been submitted for probate (as of July 7th 2001).
Most likely Jerry Lyons (The live in boyfriend) has access (I don't) to my mother's will and simply has not yet made the trip to town (he doesn't drive, he is legally blind, but can see fairly well) to place it in probate. But there is a remote possibility that he doesn't have access to the will. I simply don't know if he has access to the will or not. I wish to contest the will when and if it is placed in probate but would certainly consider other options, like sending him a letter asking him to move out unless he produces a will. So at this point I would welcome any suggestions from anyone.
So, my question is - what's the best way of contesting my mother's will?
Melvin Tyner