2007-03-22 09:36:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A court order from the court you are contesting the will. Good luck, I contested a will without an attorney and got taken to the cleaners by the others sides lawyers who were paid out of the estate, and there was nothing left after the attorneys got their blood sucker money. Then I found out the attorneys were financial contributors to the judge's campaigns.
2007-03-22 09:44:06 · answer #1 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not at all certain why you need the financial records. Contesting a will generally means that you are filing a claim with the court that the will is either ambiguous or that the will was not properly witnesses and/or enacted.
What I think you are really getting at is that you think there is more money than the administrator of the estate is claiming there is, correct?
If so, then if you are an interested party, (which includes heir, devisee, or creditor) then you have a right to demand notice and to demand a copy of the accounting of the estate. In some jurisdictions, this may also entail a copy of the bank account of the estate.
It seems to me that to actually obtain the records from the bank, you will need to hire an attorney who can properly subpoena the records, and then properly fight the motion to quash the subpoena which will probably be filed by the estate. For a referral to an attorney, contact your local or state bar association.
2007-03-22 09:46:52 · answer #2 · answered by Phil R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The probate court has the power to issue a subpoena. Generally that means there must be some sort of adversarial issue. If it is worth doing, its worth hiring a lawyer to do it.
2007-03-22 10:58:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Serve the bank with a subpoena.
2007-03-22 09:40:01 · answer #4 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wont.
2007-03-22 09:47:23 · answer #5 · answered by Monell K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋