Q: My Uncle past away before he could sign his SUV over to me. How can I get this in my name?
He also had money in an account that I knew about but some how his daughter got her name on it and took the money. She claims that she can get the car signed over to me but I don't understand how when my Uncle didn't sign anything to make her the power of attorney or anything like that. She is the one that took the money and she feels everything that is his is hers so I don't trust her.
A: It sounds like your uncle died without a will and his daughter is his sole heir at law, in which case she gets everything. As his nephew, you are not an heir at law when he was survived by a child. Be grateful for whatever she chooses to share with you.
A: Unless your uncle had a will, his belongings will be distributed pursuant to stature, largely to his children who are his heirs.
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