Q: How can I get my personal belongings, items gifted to me in fathers will, and business items which have been locked up.
My mother had no will, does that make my deceased father's will go into effect he died in 2011 she died in 2016. Items have been locked up in the house since February. My business and my drivers license are registered at the residence as I resided there part time and business ran out of residence. How can I get these items as my older brother is trying to make it part of the estate and items to be sold as he is executor. I do not have the money for a retainer for an attorney as my business is about out of business due to this.
A:
Go to the IL Secretary of State and change your address for the driver's license YESTERDAY. You should list your actual residence for that anyway.
Go to wherever your 'business' is registered and change that address too. Get a PO box if nothing else, but again, do that YESTERDAY.
Lastly, frankly you cannot afford to NOT have an attorney on retainer at this point. Much of the financial issues you are suffering appear to be because you've not had good advice about how to structure your business up to now. GET A LOCAL ATTORNEY to help you ... I bet you can go to the SoS and both change your address and deal with whatever is delinquent (licenses, plate tags etc) today, and at least get yourself started on the path to continuing on properly. But DO get that local legal help. Your inheritance as well as continued relationship with your sibling(s) hang in the balance.
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