will not filed in court

[shth]

How long can an executor wait before filing a will in court?
Is there a time frame that the will must be read and copied to beneficiaries? Can I obtain a copy of the will without a lawyer if the executor continues to withhold it?
My husbands father passed away 4 months ago and no action has been taken by the executor, his father's wife.
What can happen if my husband does nothing, and waits for her to do something?

 

[ALawyer]

Under some state laws an executor who has the Will and fails to file it and petition the court to confirm his or her appointment can be disqualified from acting as executor.

Any heir can go to court and seek an order compelling the filing of the Will, or even can seek to become administrator of the estate as if there was no Will. In that case the heir named as executor typically comes into court with the Will.