Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Washington

Legal Rights

I live in OH my father passed away in 2003 I went out to pay my respects it was a mess my step-mom said there was a ''new will'' she agured with my overprotected Aunts about what was left for me she told me she would send me a copy of this''new will'' I never got she told me I was intitled to 30% of everthing after all estates and what not were settled. I know the house sold for more than 400,000 dollars she informed me that there would be no money left including life insurance which she can't control and I got 10% I spoke with my Aunt and was told my Step-mom sold her my dad's prints (pictures) for more than 1100 dollars my Anut asked if I saw a dime. She told me there was nothing left but yet she had gastro bypass surgery, bought a new house and hot tub and has helped her 2 adult children with their finainces. How could i view the ''new will'' and what are my legal rights? She has things of my dad's she said she would make sure I got but how can she do so when she never returned my call


Asked on 11/17/07, 4:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Elizabeth Powell ELizabeth Powell PS Inc

Re: Legal Rights

Please contact an attorney who handles probates in the county or city where your father lived at the time of his death.

Also - please be careful not to take legal advice from your relatives, especially when it sounds as though they don't have your interests as their primary concern.

In order to have a probate the will had to be published. Find the court, call the clerk and ask. If this is in King County, you'd do better to contact a legal messenger service company and ask them to help you find your father's will, as the clerk's are very busy.

You need to retain your own lawyer to deal with this. If you were a beneficiary under your father's will and you received no notification about the probate then the attorney who handled the probate has a big problem. Hope this helps. Elizabeth Powell

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Answered on 11/17/07, 4:45 pm


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