Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Wisconsin

Since any interested party can petition for estate administrative authority, the issue of who gets appointed is sometimes decided by who gets to the courthouse first. If you want to be the administrator rather that dad's "friend," my advice is therefore that you get a lawyer as soon as possible and file a petition for administration in your dad's county probate court, rather than allowing the opposing lawyer to take charge of the situation by default. You should also watch the legal notices and search court databases for proceedings involving your dad meanwhile. While the police will often accept complaints from a presumptive heir, they also insist upon seeing legal paperwork appointing you, particularly if more than one person is showing interest in the estate. If you feel your dad's estate has been the victim of a theft, you therefore might also wish to file an official complaint.

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