Q: Doesn't a representative of a Will have to keep the family informed?
My brother passed away in November 2016 and left everything except the house to my other brother who passed away 9 days later so since he wasn't able to be executor it named this other person. They died in Florida and we live in NJ and don't get any kind of information about what is going on with the Will.
A:
You should talk to a Florida probate attorney about this if the probate case is in Florida. If the case is not in Florida, then you should talk to an attorney in the state where the case is being probated.
There are some important questions that need to be answered. If you are a beneficiary of your other brother's will or an heir through the intestacy statute, you may be able to request notice of what is going on in the probate case. An attorney will be able to tell you your status and will be able to request the notice in the probate case if it is available to you under applicable law.
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