Baker City, OR asked in Estate Planning, Family Law and Probate for Oregon

Q: I need advice from a Lawyers point of view on a Petition for General Judgement of Final Distributions case.

I really don't know where to begin, there is too much to type. My mother passed away a little over 2 years ago. I was told her and her husband had a will then they said they didn't and then they did again. My mother had 4 children and her husband has 3. They have not been around but maybe a handful of times out of there whole married life which was almost 30 years. They went through all my mother's belongings and took what they wanted and disposed of stuff before us 4 children got to look through anything. There is alot more I just really need to speak to someone PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Lawyer Answer

A: You will need to seek the counsel of a litigator who has experience with probate. The distributions in a probate happen near the end of probate proceedings and if there is a conflict or contest with respect to the will, that is where the experience of a litigator will help. The amount of time which someone has been around is irrelevant so long as the will is valid.

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