Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey

My STEP father-in-law passed away, No blood kin. His STEP children and my mother in law have all passed away. I became the administrator.
NJ successor's law puts the "issue of pre-deceased spouse" i.e. his STEP grandchildren as next in line.
After two years and out of nowhere a heir hunter claims to have found relatives in Hungary. For real??
They are my STEP father-in-law's father's brother's great grandchildren. Supposedly.
Will NJ be so horrible and allow these unknown persons to become the beneficiaries of the estate over the stepgrandchildren???
Should the stepchildren hire their own attorney? Do they even stand a chance?
As administrator, I am torn. Why should relatives so far removed - both physically and spiritually - be considered as kin??
Is there any case law to present to the court ruling in the stepfamily's favor?

Asked on 10/26/13, 2:24 pm

Robert Davies The Davies Law Firm, P.A.

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you need a smart lawyer who knows this area of law. and you need to take this before a court and get a ruling as to who gets the estate.

This is serious. You may cause great harm to yourself if you do the wrong thing.

an Administrator has a duty to make sure the money goes to whoever is entitled to receive it in accordance with law.

I would be able to assist, so please contact me.

Robert Davies, Esq.

201 820 3460

Answered on 10/28/13, 10:23 am

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