Q: My Father died and my fathers adopted child didn't contact me. I am illigetimate. His estate is worth a lot nothing for
Me. He's worth a quarter of a million not counting home and average. She has not probated the will. His attorney is not telling me anything on the phone. I received a letter saying he left me $10,000 and had regrets. Her mother ask for my ss# years ago to divide money. He was 88 years old. Beginning to loose his mind years ago. She didn't tell me he died nor include me in obituary.
A:
You have a right to see your father's will. Hire a good lawyer. He or she will demand that the widow's attorney provide you with a copy. If they refuse your attorney can file a case in the Probate Court for an order that the widow submit the will for probate.
After you see the will you and your attorney can decide what, if anything, to do next.
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