Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania

If you have questions about the estate administration, you should ask for an accounting. You don't have to agree with the amount that you received in the check. The estate attorney should also provide you with information about what was in the estate, what the will provided, how the assets in the estate were used, what was distributed, and how the amount paid to you was arrived at. If you disagree, you should respond, not just remain silent. That is why your share will be forwarded to the PA Dept of Treasury, Escheats Division. If you do not make known what your objection is, the probate attorney has no obligation to hold your funds forever. In fact, he is obligated to turn them over to the Commonwealth in the manner.

THIS RESPONSE IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE, SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED, AND I DO NOT HAVE A REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT WITH YOU.

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