Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Mexico

will?

How do i find out if my father left a will. My stepmother said he didnt but how do we find out for sure. My father always said if something were to happen to me, my girls will not have anything to worrie about.


Asked on 12/08/08, 5:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Cheryl Rivera Smith The Smith Law Firm

Re: will?

Call the probate court in the county of his residence at the time of death and see if probate has been opened for your father's estate. If not, then call an attorney in that county to represent your interests in the event there was not a will. You can represent the estate, as an interested party, in an heirship proceeding (this is what is done when there is no will), and you will be able to settle up the estate.

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Answered on 12/08/08, 6:12 pm


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