Q: can I become administrator of an estate if one heir agrees and the other one does not?
I got legal custody of my nephew when he was two and a half, he was in foster care since he was about six weeks old. He died in a car accident in July, he was 21 and had no will. I have requested to become administrator of his estate, my brother signed the form, my nephew's mother refuses even though she has not had any contact with him for years. Is their any thing legally I can do besides getting her permission to be his administrator?
A: No, and you will not receive any if the wrongful death proceeds either unless the child was legally yours. The natural mother and father are his heirs.
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