Q: Will the LA. Court contract me about my father's dead? My sister and I are his only biological children he had two step
Kids and their mom passed away a few years ago. What are my rights he wasn't wealth just want to know my rights.
A: When someone dies with a Will, the executor or any beneficiary named in the Will can present it to the Court for probate ("proving") and then contact the named beneficiaries. When someone dies without a Will, any heir can request a determination of heirship and administration of the estate and then notify the other heirs. The Court has no other way of knowing whether someone has died or who their beneficiaries or heirs are.
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