Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Arkansas

Deadline

My husband's father died last month. He was not married, but did have a live in girlfriend. They both shared a trailer. He did not have a will. My husband's father had many personal effects which he wanted to attain. We were waiting for the 45 day after death deadline to file an estate, so my husband can be an administrator of the estate. The girlfriend and her family have been taking, selling, giving, and moving things out of the house since his death. My question is, aren't they liable for anything taken out of the house? We do have witnesses. And, how soon can we go about procecuting these people if we did a quick estate and got everything approved through the court? They are still taking out items, even though our attorney has sent them a certified letter explaining that it is a felony to do so. Will we be able to obtain some of those items that they have gotten rid of and by what means will we need to take to get those items.


Asked on 1/19/04, 3:55 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Harvey Harris Harris Law Firm

Re: Deadline

Since you already have an attorney, you should talk to him about these things. There are obviously correct ways to go about this and you certainly want to follow them, but you should be advised by the attorney that you already have.

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Answered on 1/19/04, 4:39 pm


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