Hollywood, FL asked in Probate for Florida

Q: My uncle died March 23rd 2012. I had forgotten until recently that I was his beneficiary. He had Alzheimer's.

I was never contacted. I know he had family up there that probably handled his things. I don't have contact with them. I'm wondering if too much time is passed to find out exactly what happened. I know that he had a will. When he got my personal information from me to a fix me as his beneficiary he told me it was for his stocks. My concern is his family, as I'm his niece on his wife's side but I was literally the only child they really ever had. I live with them a good portion of my life. But my concern is that his family up there after he got Alzheimer's altered those things. Since I was never contacted it does sound like a logical assumption. But someone has told me recently that that could and should be challenged. I would love any advice or direction that someone could give me with regard to the situation. Thank you so much in advance

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Barry W. Kaufman
Barry W. Kaufman
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  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: You should contact a probate attorney "up there", in whatever state that is.

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