Asked in Estate Planning and Probate for Tennessee

Q: The will says I am to get my grandmothers jewelery, guns, and Woodman account. But I was not listed as the beneficiary

But I was not listed as the beneficiary on the account. It was paid out to the estate executor. Is the money from the account still mine according to the will?

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Anthony M. Avery
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  • Estate Planning Lawyer
  • Knoxville, TN
  • Licensed in Tennessee

A: You have not provided enough information. Hire a competent attorney to represent your interests. Apparently a Will was Probated, so the Executor will marshall up the Assets of the Estate, then administer the

Estate which includes making distributions. You may have to move the

Court to make a determination as to the actual nature of certain Assets which were gathered from the Account. You cannot sit on your rights, speed is very important here.

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