Q: My father recently died intestate (without a will). He had multiple IRA's with beneficiaries listed as myself
and my brother. However, my brother also died intestate and had no kids, and died months before my father. Would the amount of money left to my brother be given to me, or my mother since she is still living? My mother has been divorced from my father since 2002. We live in Georgia.
A: If you are listed as beneficiary, then you are entitled to your share of the accounts on which you are a beneficiary. Whether the listing of your brother as a beneficiary and he died before your means his heirs get the money or you get the money depends on the wording of the beneficiary statement. You should contact a Georgia probate lawyer for assistance with this problem. If he was not married when he died, you may also need to open an estate for him.
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