Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Missouri
How to know what to expect or if needed what to do?
My husbands mother was one of 2 children. My husband is one of 3. His grandmother was a widow when she recently passed away. She had a sizable estate that was handled by her surviving child. She obviously had a trust since ''TR'' was shown after her name for the last 30 years. Her will and codicil were submitted to the court within 2 weeks of her death and the ''final disposition'' shown as ''disposed'' within 2 weeks of being filed by ''petionier''. She lived out her last years in a nursing home, but her house has remained in her name. What should my husband and his siblings expect from here? Should they consider themselves as heirs? How do they know what the will stated? How long should they wait to see if they are contacted? How should they expect to be contacted? How do they know if there is something they need to do? Should they contact the petitionier? Should they contact an attorney?
These 3 siblings lived with a lifetime of promises that were never fullfiled and knowing the financial status/needs of these 3 siblings I fear they will be neglected, never seeing what they have always anticipated.
I saw this happen many years ago in my own family, the hurt was very deep. How can I help prevent this from happening to them?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: How to know what to expect or if needed what to do?
Either you or your husband can go to the Probate court and read the Will. It is a pubic record. If there is any chance that his mother died with assets in her own name then your husband might consider hiring an attorney to protect his legal interests in the estate.
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