Q: Am I entitled to anything in this will?
My grandfather passed away, his will contains the verbiage:
"Divide the assets between my children and grandchildren as mentioned below:"
Below that, his children's names are mentioned, but there are no mentions of any grandchildren.
Being a grandchild, do I have any benefit to the assets? Would I need to hire an attorney to plead my case or could I file a document with the court? There have been a lot of court filings already, but I'm in the dark as to what is going on. A court appointed attorney is the executor whom does not want to provide me much information. Aside form the death certificate and wills, the only information I have received is a Notice to petition administer estate, but this hearing has been rescheduled a few times now.
A:
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I am sorry for your loss. If your grandfather's will specified the names of persons who should share in his estate, and your name was not listed, likely he did not intend to give you anything. This is obviously an overgeneralization. To be certain, you should immediately retain your own attorney and evaluate your options.
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