Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Minnesota

With no will. how should relatives begin?
I'm asking this to help my wife's family. Both of my wife's parents are deceased. One of my wife's brothers recently died. He was never married and had no children. As far as we have been able to determine so far, he left no will and no estate administrator. One of his brothers plans to take care of the estate but is unsure where to start. The deceased had a house (plus whatever is in it) that was, from what I understand, not quite paid for in full, plus some money in some CDs and a savings account. He also owned some vehicles. How does my brother-in-law go about becoming the estate administrator (or executor or whatever it's called)? Also, after he does that, what should he do next? He currently has not contacted a lawyer.

Asked on 10/27/99, 1:56 pm

Melvin Peterson 763-424-6442

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Re: With no will. how should relatives begin?

I would say by application to probate court with a petition

stating that he did intestate. An informal probate would do.

Answered on 1/10/00, 6:31 pm

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