Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania

See a probate lawyer.

While the secretary of your grandfather means well, is it possible that your grandfather revised his will and that the old secretary did not know about it? If that occurred, when was the will made? What was your grandfather's mental condition at the time he made the new will?

Have you ever seen the will? I would not rely on just what the secretary said. I would like to see the will. It may be that your grandfather revised his will to state that if a child dies, the assets go to the surviving children and grandchildren get nothing.

Wills are a matter of public record. I would go to the county/state where the will was probated and make a copy of the court file. If there are questions surrounding any new will or codicil to your grandfather's will, then I would get a probate attorney in the area to review this matter and advise you as to whether a caveat (challenge) to the will can be made and the likelihood of success. I don't know what assets there are and a caveat is going to be expensive so you and your sister would have to get enough to make a caveat worthwhile.