how can i find out if i’m named in my grandmother’s will
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how can i find out if i’m named in my grandmother’s will
My grandmother passed away in April of this year my paternal family are being
very secretive about the contents of the will how can i obtain a copy or just
have visual access to the will
Asked on July 17, 2017 under Estate Planning, New Jersey
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
If her Will has been entered into probate, then you (or anyone else for that matter) can request a copy from the court. Also, if you were named as a beneficiary, the executor should have notified you. Otherwise, if you the parent who is the child of your grandmother is still alive, then you have no right to see it. If, however, that parent is deceased then you do have such a right as an "interested party". This is someone who would have inherited if there had there been no Will (pursuant to "intestate succession"). Therefore, since whether or not there is a Will affects your rights, you have a stake or "standing" in this. This stake is sufficient to give you the right to bring legal action.
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