Legal Question in Family Law in California

rights to estate of my aunt, my grandmother legal guardian and next of kin

my grandmother, deceased was given guardianship of my aunt, deceased july 2003 on May 31, 1940. Which states a supporting affidavit to accompany birth certicate of my aunt (her name using my grandpartents name) was guardian and nearest of kin. Natural mother died at childbirth only 19, natural fatherat time age 35, did not want anything to do with child, possible rape or mother underage not wanting to face legal ramifacations. My aunt was given to grandmother, never much talked about during those years. Did not have money to adopt or did not want legal issues due to the father so my grandmother took her from birth and raised her with our family name. Aunt has been our family all our years. When ill i flew to CA and was with her 21 days, my mother and my bother also came to be with her. she passed and we stayed and did funeral arrangements. Since that time 20 or more heirs on the father's side have been found and we have been told we have no rights to her estate because we are not blood. Looking for any help. None of these people knew her or had a relationship with her. Do we have any rights to her estate? As a family unit for her 90 s0me years account for nothing. She did have a will, cannot find it- was to go to my mother.


Asked on 4/12/04, 1:36 pm

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PATRICK MCCRARY PATRICK MCCRARY

Re: rights to estate of my aunt, my grandmother legal guardian and next of kin

I assume that there was no paternity action that would establish the father. Therefore, without establishing paternity, father's relatives would be due nothing. You are going to need an attorney if there was property, now is the time to get one who can explain your rights and responsibilities. Good Luck, Pat McCrary

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Answered on 4/13/04, 10:00 am


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