Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Connecticut

Must will be filed with probate court?
My husband's sister was the power of attorney on his stepfather's accounts and executor of the will. The stepfather was on title 19 for a year and a half. She turned over about $150,000 to the state and would manage his pension monthly to make sure it stayed down below a certain amount. He passed away but nothing was filed with probate court since his account was under $20,000. She filled out some paperwork to take over the bank account. There are outstanding bills that need payment and there was about $10,000 in the account when the stepfather died. We lent her $2500 for burial (the body was moved out of state but the original funeral was prepaid) since she no longer had POA after he died. She needs to fill out paperwork with the probate court to get access to the bank account again. Can she repay us for the money lent to her or will the money go to the state? He wasn't on title 19 for the last 4 months of his life since she didn't keep up with the paperwork. We've asked her the status but she just keeps saying she hasn't filled out the paperwork yet.

Asked on 2/23/07, 1:10 pm

John Heffernan Heffernan Legal Group, LLP

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Re: Must will be filed with probate court?

Your husband can file in the probate court as a creditor. Bypass her (it will, at the least, light a fire under her).

Answered on 2/23/07, 2:10 pm

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