Q: Hello, I have a quick question after a bit of background:
We live in Michigan, and my wifes father who lives in Arizona recently passed away. He was living with a domestic partner but they were never legally married. And all that we know of is that the house was recently transferred into the partners name but nothing else was, (to our knowledge) Unfortunately the parter isn't very trustworthy so we are worried my wife (only child) will not get anything she's entitled to. The question is: How and when do or would we find out what she will, could, and should receive? And would we have to travel to Arizona to complete the process? Thank you.
A:
Each state’s laws are subtly different. You need the advice of an Arizona lawyer to determine what you can expect and what you must do.
You may or may not need to travel to AZ but you WILL need local help there to insure you proceed properly.
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