Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Indiana
Wills what are my rights
My sister was told she would be well take care of if my grandmother was to pass away (my sister has 5 children)by our grand mother's will. Well, she passed away and we got a letter from the lawyer. Stating that she passed away and that my sister and I would recieve 20 grand and my other two siblings both younger would recieve 6 grand (they were not nice to my grandmother and always asking for money)
and the rest was to be given to charity. The told us that he had ask my Grandmother to give us money from the estate. she was going to give it all to charity. but thats not what my grandmother told my sister. My sister has a relationship with my grandmother and talked to her at least once a week and we have phone records of those call Now for my question:
Do I have a right to see the will pertaining to me? do I have right to know how much my grandmother's estate is worth? What are my rights? How long should this take? If we were told a date and it has been at least three months over that what can I do? any suggestions would be great
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Wills what are my rights
You have a right to have a copy of the will and to have a copy of the inventory and all accountings. If you signed a document that permitted the executor to proceed as unsupervised, then there is less likely to be formal documents prepared and filed. However, if the attorney for the estate will not provide copies, then you can call the county clerk of the county where your grandmother was a resident at the time of her death to arrange for a copy of the will. You could also hire your own attorney to check on the estate and keep track of what is going on for you. Some probate attorneys treat you like you have no rights to know what is going on when in fact you do.
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