Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Connecticut

You need to go down to the probate court in the town where your father lived and file an application for administration of his estate/or probate of will. The executor of the will is required to produce the will for probate within 30 days of death or face a fine including possible incarceration, assuming he/she knows he/she is the executor. If your stepmother is the executor and has read the will, then she is required to produce it. You may ask the court to order her to produce it once you file the application. You should speak to a probate clerk and explain the problem when you prepare the paperwork.

If you know the name of the lawyer who prepared the will, you should contact that person and explain the problem. Maybe he/she can assist. Lawyers keep copies of the wills they prepare.

Finally, the will will tell you who is entitled to your father's belongings.