How does one find out if there is any inheritance when a family member dies and you have lost touch with them?
2007-04-24 06:41:08 · 7 answers · asked by TERRY R 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
the probate lawyer,trustee, or executor of the will/trust is responsible to find everyone who is listed in the trust/will when the person in question dies and the estate is divided
If its a revocable or irrevocable trust.. there really is no way to find out who got what
most likely.. if you lost touch with them ? they didnt leave you anything in the will
2007-04-24 06:47:41 · answer #1 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the probate court in the jurisdiction where they died. They can give you the name of the attorney representing the estate. Contact him.
This works when the estate has to go through probate, as almost all do unless the decedent was very diligent about creating a living trust of some sort.
2007-04-24 06:46:46 · answer #2 · answered by Mark G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Varies wildly by state. Start with the county they died in and have the clerk check and see if there is a will or that state's version of a list of heirs or distribution of estate.
2007-04-24 06:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-13 09:18:52 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the county court house where they died, and see if a will have been filed, find out if a probate judge has been issued the case, all public information
2007-04-24 06:46:15 · answer #5 · answered by goz1111 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to where the person died, at the clerk of records and get a copy of the will
2007-04-24 06:45:21 · answer #6 · answered by skcs11 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when my dad's step-mom died he knew that she had a newer will than the one that was found at her home, but it would have cost him $500 to pay a lawyer to search for it.
2007-04-24 08:02:02 · answer #7 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋