Q: If I missed filing probate for my father's things can I take someone to small claims court?
My father died about 31yrs ago. At the time I didn't know probate law the way I know it now so I didn't know that I only had a certain amount of time to get my father's things. His girlfriend at the time was upset because she found out he was cheating on her when he had an aneurysm at the other woman's house. She promised to give me my father's things but that has never happened and again like I said I wasn't wise in probate issues at the time. The girlfriend is now in a nursing home and her daughters are in control of her things. The one daughter that I was in contact with I no longer have contact with her and I haven't seen the other two daughters in years. I just want my father's things if there's anything left!
A: There is almost no chance of you recovering his belongings after 31 years of no action.
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