Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Indiana

Re: A Four Year Old Will

If you were a beneficiary in your mother's Will, by statute, the executor should have mailed you a true copy of that Will within 60 days of it being filed with the Surrogate's Office. If you didn't get a copy go to the Surrogate and obtain one. If you were named as a beneficiary, ask who was appointed executor (sometimes the first person named in the Will doesn't accept) and obtain his/her address. Then, contact the executor and inquire as to what's going on. Although there's no set time for administering an estate, 4 years seems awfully long unless there were a lot of complications. Still, you should have received some sort of update from the executor and since you have not, you're entitled to ask and receive information about the status of the estate.

Dale Lundquist

(Solo)

488 Glassboro Road P.O. Box 104

Re: A Four Year Old Will

Executors are appointed by a local court and must answer to the court. Check at the court to see what the status of the estate is.

Alan Pransky

Law Office of Alan J. Pransky

20 Eastbrook Road