Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New York

Re: wills

Check the Surrogate's Court of the County where your grandmother resided to see the status of the case. What is your basis for believing that she left you money?

You may email my office with your contact information for a brief consultation.

Re: wills

If the original Will was destroyed, and no copy exists to allow an Administration with the will annexed, which can be checked with the Surrogate of the County where the person resided at her time of death, I suspect you may be or become the victim of identity theft, and this should be looked into. I have never heard that birth certificates and/or social security cards are needed by an estate attorney to pay a bequest under a Will. This is a response to an Internet question and the reply is not intended to constitute legal advice or as creating an attorney-client relationship.

Re: wills

If you know what County the Grandmother lived in when she passed away you can check on the probate of her Estate with the Surrogate's Court

Re: wills

Check this out at the Surrogates Court in the county of her residence to see if the will was ever probated.