Was a will filed?
Both my father (when he was living) and his wife indicated to me (verbally, and on separate occasions) that they had created a will and that her Nephew was named as executor. At the time they lived both in Florida and NY.
After his death, his wife returned to NY. I asked the nephew for a copy of the will and was told that there had been no will and that upon her return to NY, he had one created.
Is there a way to locate the original will which would have been created in either of the two states.
Re: Was a will filed?
That's a tough one. I assume you've already asked dad's wife, who is still alive, and she was unhelpful.
I am confused a bit with your sentence: "I asked the nephew for a copy of the will and was told that there had been no will and that upon her return to NY, he had one created." Who is "he" you are talking about? I am confused.
In any event, you have an uphill battle to locate a will which may or may not exist. Depends on how much money you're willing to spend. You need to track down via dad's checkbooks or credit card statements for the last several years whether he made any payments to a law firm. That would be a place to begin, but how are you going to do that? Impossible without court authorization. So you may need to hire a lawyer to open an administration proceeding in the county where dad was domiciled at death, and ask for preliminary letters and authority to investigate the matter further. Very much an uphill battle. Sad.
Good luck.
Rick Bryan
New York, NY
Re: Was a will filed?
That's a tough one. I assume you've already asked dad's wife, who is still alive, and she was unhelpful.
I am confused a bit with your sentence: "I asked the nephew for a copy of the will and was told that there had been no will and that upon her return to NY, he had one created." Who is "he" you are talking about? I am confused.
In any event, you have an uphill battle to locate a will which may or may not exist. Depends on how much money you're willing to spend. You need to track down via dad's checkbooks or credit card statements for the last several years whether he made any payments to a law firm. That would be a place to begin, but how are you going to do that? Impossible without court authorization. So you may need to hire a lawyer to open an administration proceeding in the county where dad was domiciled at death, and ask for preliminary letters and authority to investigate the matter further. Very much an uphill battle. Sad.
Good luck.
Rick Bryan
New York, NY
