Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New York
Inheritance
My client's father was american. He died some year ago, and after his death my client, who have always lived in italy, has not received anything, because all the proerties has been taken by the other two children born form the second marriage.
She has been recently said that her brother died. She would like to ask for her part of her father's inheritance, can she do it? Is she still in time?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Inheritance
If the father died in New York, then the daughter, who I assume is your client, should have received formal notice of the court proceeding.
If there was a Will, she should have gotten a copy of it. She could have been disinherited.
If there was no Will, then she should have gotten one-third of the property owned individually by her father.
It is never too late to look into these maters; however, if she received the required notice and done nothing, then she may be bound by the ruling of the Surrogate Court, and no further contest may be made.
There are plenty of other possibilities, too lenghthy for this reply.
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