wills

[joe heffernan]

my father was born in n.y., when my mother died he remarried and and moved to va. he passed away 10 16 86 his wife passed away 3 years later. how can I find out if my father left a will when he died

 

[Dandy Don]

Just curious? Why are you looking into the situation now?

For whatever city he died in, there is a county courthouse probate court for that area. Check at that county courthouse probate court--if you know the month and year that the death took place, the probate court clerk can look in her indexes to see if your father's name comes up and if a probate file was opened for his estate. If a probate file is there, you can look at the file or order copies by mail, if you wish.

 

[joe heffernan]

Thanks for getting back so soon. I'm doing my family tree and when someone mentioned wills, it occured to me that I had not heard of one. I'm sure his wife got it all. No big deal. If I wanted anything I would have said something. We are looking for HER family to see if any of our family possessions are with them.