Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New York
if you are not mention in a will, why do you have to sign a waiver of process, consent to probate
Asked on 3/05/10, 12:21 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Rudolf Karvay
Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C.
Although you are not named in the will, you may still be an interested party because your are a distributee. A distributee is a person who would share in the estate if there were no will.
Answered on 3/10/10, 12:31 pm