Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Wisconsin

If you hire a probate attorney to file an appearance in the case, he will get copies of all documents and orders of the court, including any filings by the personal representative if you wish. My guess, however, is that the document which you signed was a waiver and consent to informal proceedings, which will reduce the reporting requirements of the personal representative. A bank account payable upon death to the children will usually not be effected at all by the probate process at all, and may instead have already been closed and distributed by the bank to the payees. If you are one of them, my guess is that the bank will share this information with you or your representative. However, if you signed something making your brother your exclusive representative on that account, you may have given up those rights as well.

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