Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida
Notification/Right to copy of will.
My father died Feb '96, left approx 10 mil to mother. He also named each of his nine children to receive 1 bond ea, all came due in Dec 99 @ 3,000(the benefit of a legal writeoff).
That is only specf'd ben I am aware of b/c he showed me the actual page prior to his death. HOW CAN MOTHER CHANGE WILL? When I stood up for my now ex-brother-in-law (when my sister lied in court)in a divorce my mother threatened me with "if you stand up for him, you will be cut off". This family flagrantly abuses the law (a sister is an Asst. Atty. Genl and concocts schemes to dupe mother under guise of "advising" her.
I called atty who drew up my father's will, sent written rqst. advising him of my right to a copy of the will being that I was a named beneficiary.
He left a m. telling me he had to ask permission from my mother as she was his client and I was not.
Please advise me of my rights in addition to my next course of action. Hiring an attorney would probably cost me as much as the amount in question.
I have looked on the various websites to find a form to file, etc. and found nothing.
Thank you in advance for your time and attention.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Notification/Right to copy of will.
Go to the Probate Division of the Circuit Court in the county where your father's estate was probated. Most probably the county where his was last a resident. Court records are public documents and you should be able to review the entire file including any will that was submitted for probate.
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