Terri Lynn
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?California
My sister passed a year ago and a copy of her Will was just located. It was dated Jan. 1992 leaving her estate equally to me and another sister, with myself as Executor. Before she passed she had a child and also got married, but never updated her will because her husband drinks and drives. She was afraid he would loose everything. Thus nothing was ever put into his name (house, cars, etc.). My brother-in-law's attorney said that my sister and I are not entitled to anything, the courts will decide how it is divided between husband and son. This is fine, I want to see my nephew taken care of. I just found out that there are stocks just found that were in my Great Aunt's and Mothers name. (Mother passed Nov. 1991). When I spoke with my sister about this she said if the courts decide that this is separate property and would be divided between us I should keep it. She said this is because, when my mother passed, her Will said that my sister who just passed and I were to inherit Mother's estate equally. My now deceased sister was Executor. I did not read my mother's Will and believed my sister when she told me mom left everything to her. This is confusing me terribly. If it was true shouldn't the Attorney have contacted me if I were an heir? I am trying to get a copy of my Mother's Will and having a problem doing so. What about the stocks? Would I also have to try and locate my Great Aunt's Will? I tried the courts in the city my Mother lived with no luck. My sister has two bank accounts that are still frozen and I know that one has a safe deposit box, I am hoping that it will contain the Wills when we can open them. Thanks!
My sister passed a year ago and a copy of her Will was just located. It was dated Jan. 1992 leaving her estate equally to me and another sister, with myself as Executor. Before she passed she had a child and also got married, but never updated her will because her husband drinks and drives. She was afraid he would loose everything. Thus nothing was ever put into his name (house, cars, etc.). My brother-in-law's attorney said that my sister and I are not entitled to anything, the courts will decide how it is divided between husband and son. This is fine, I want to see my nephew taken care of. I just found out that there are stocks just found that were in my Great Aunt's and Mothers name. (Mother passed Nov. 1991). When I spoke with my sister about this she said if the courts decide that this is separate property and would be divided between us I should keep it. She said this is because, when my mother passed, her Will said that my sister who just passed and I were to inherit Mother's estate equally. My now deceased sister was Executor. I did not read my mother's Will and believed my sister when she told me mom left everything to her. This is confusing me terribly. If it was true shouldn't the Attorney have contacted me if I were an heir? I am trying to get a copy of my Mother's Will and having a problem doing so. What about the stocks? Would I also have to try and locate my Great Aunt's Will? I tried the courts in the city my Mother lived with no luck. My sister has two bank accounts that are still frozen and I know that one has a safe deposit box, I am hoping that it will contain the Wills when we can open them. Thanks!
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