Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

is there any recourse for no notifacation?

My sister was in joint tenancy with rights of surviourship

of my mothers house and (according to her) all bank and

checking accounts, since my mother had not been able to

write checks for some years. she was also the ''alternate

executor named in the will. when my mother died, my sister

showed me the will, and acted as tho the wills entent was

to be fullfilled (each child to recieve equal). the

orginal exector is incapactated.

I have never heard another thing, as I was told to expect

it to take up to one year. I recently asked what was the

status and was told '' the estate was settled according to

Mom's wishes''. While I always understood the possibility

of her abscounding with the entire estate, was there any

requirement that as a benificary of the will I be notified

of the estate being settled?


Asked on 3/27/03, 6:31 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Marie-Anne Oatley

Re: is there any recourse for no notifacation?

It depends. If everything automatically passed to your sister as a joint tenant, there may not have been any estate about which to contact the beneficiaries. But your fact patern sounds fishy. For one thing, it sounds as though the bank account was a "convinience account" rather than a true joint account. You can check the court records where your mother's estate was probated. Better yet, consult an attorney if you can to see what course of action may be appropriate. Best wishes.

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Answered on 3/27/03, 7:03 pm


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