Q: My father died 4 years ago. His wife would not let us see the will and it was never filed with probate. Can we do anythi
My 20 year old sister was living with him and fully supported by him. Wife kicked her out as soon as he died. He did have a will but wife said everything was left to her.
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A: One option would be to hire an attorney to open a probate by intestate succession and have you named as the personal representative. Under the laws of intestate succession in most states, the children get half of the estate absent a will. The wife will be served with the papers and that will smoke her out. She will be forced to produce the will or agree to the administration of his estate pursuant to the laws of intestate succession.
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