Recovering listed items of a will

[Arianna07]

My grandmothers will was read 8 years after her passing, along with her will were 9 pages of hand written "last wishes" as to the dispersal of her personal property, are these pages considered part and parcel of her will? At the reading the attorney did not present the hand written pages even though he had copies.

After the formal meeting the hand written letter was introduced by the eldest son and many of the items listed had apparently already been spoken for or taken by others since her passing, how do the named individuals recover these items? Many of the items gone are extremely valuable as she was a very wealthy woman.

She also left trust accounts for all of her grandchildren, since we were named is there a requirement that we recieve a copy of the will and hand written pages since our names appear on those as well?

I live in IL.



Thank you in advance for your response.

 

[dmode101]

8 years? What happened with your grandmother's estate in the last 8 years?

Without seeing the hand written pages, its hard to say for sure, but while these *may* not be legally enforcebale, they ought to be complied with by the executor.

As far as the will, it should be filed with the clerk of the court in the county where she died, and is then public record for you to see upon request.

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