Q: Can I file for a Letter of Administration regarding my mother's Estate?
I am trying to apply for the 9/11 Fund for my deceased mother. I have been told that because she was married at the time of her passing her husband would be entitled. He has since passed away. My mother did not have a Will. They have no children together. If my mother's husband had any children, are they entitled to anything? Are they a priority? When my mother passed away, she had AARP Life Insurance in which she named myself and her husband on. Since my mother has passed away and her husband passed away, would my mother's husbands kids be entitled to my mother's money?
A: You need to become the administrator of her estate. Who would get the money once collected by the estate depends on the family tree and times people died.
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