Q: My grandmother in Puerto Rico has passed and I need assistance probating her estate I have her testament
My grandmother was murdered 2 weeks ago I was finally able to bury her yesterday. I have her testament and would like to know what my next steps are. I am here in Puerto Rico now but I live in Atlanta, GA. I need an attorney here who will help me probate this estate, access her accounts and sell my home because the law here is very confusing
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Dear reader,
For the process you will need to request a certification to grant that the Will was the last one and hasn’t been modified. Before you can divide the estate or goods, you will need to fill some documents with the Treasury Department in Puerto Rico so the can give you the release to distribute the estate.
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Hello and thank you for using Justia. My sincero condolances
You Will need to contract the services of an Attorney in Puerto Rico for said process. The Attorney Will do the entire Probate of the Testament, filing Inheritance Tax Return and having said Testament executed.
If you need additional information please feel free to contact me directly.
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