What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Tennessee
This will be a long, drawn out post here, and I greatly appreciate anyone here who can give me some advice.
I am a divorced mother of a 20 year old son. Sadly, my ex-husband passed away suddenly this past weekend, and I am trying provide answers to my devastated son. He is his father's only child, and their relationship over the last 4 years has been rocky, due to his father's mental health and substance abuse issues. As a result, he didn't spend a great deal of time around his father because of personal safety concerns. Due to this, his father's family has turned their backs on him, and become very spiteful toward him.
They sidestepped my son's request yesterday to allow him to enter his father's residence to look for pictures, mementos, etc.
My son has no clue if there is a will, and I am sure that if he doesn't act now, he will receive nothing at all from his father's estate. I am planning to accompany him to consult an attorney in the morning. Does he stand a chance to receive any of his father's estate, or would we be wasting a great deal of money pursuing it? I know that they will very soon, if they haven't already, begin to remove items from the premises. Can this be prevented? If so, how? What happens in cases like this?
At this point, I don't have a clue what to do to provide answers for my son. Any advice would be very gratefully received. Thank you.
This will be a long, drawn out post here, and I greatly appreciate anyone here who can give me some advice.
I am a divorced mother of a 20 year old son. Sadly, my ex-husband passed away suddenly this past weekend, and I am trying provide answers to my devastated son. He is his father's only child, and their relationship over the last 4 years has been rocky, due to his father's mental health and substance abuse issues. As a result, he didn't spend a great deal of time around his father because of personal safety concerns. Due to this, his father's family has turned their backs on him, and become very spiteful toward him.
They sidestepped my son's request yesterday to allow him to enter his father's residence to look for pictures, mementos, etc.
My son has no clue if there is a will, and I am sure that if he doesn't act now, he will receive nothing at all from his father's estate. I am planning to accompany him to consult an attorney in the morning. Does he stand a chance to receive any of his father's estate, or would we be wasting a great deal of money pursuing it? I know that they will very soon, if they haven't already, begin to remove items from the premises. Can this be prevented? If so, how? What happens in cases like this?
At this point, I don't have a clue what to do to provide answers for my son. Any advice would be very gratefully received. Thank you.