How can a beneficiary claim their rightful inheritance?
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How can a beneficiary claim their rightful inheritance?
My grandma died and left me a inheritance. However my aunt will not give it to me. I asked and asked and she said that because I wasn’t there for the reading of the Will that I shouldn’t be able to receive it.
Asked on June 27, 2011 under Estate Planning, Wyoming
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I highly doubt that your Grandmother or the State of Wyoming have that sort of stipulation on the receipt of your inheritance. I am assuming that your Aunt is the Executrix of the estate as named in the Will and she is letting some family grudge get in the way of her fiduciary responsibilities. That is very dangerous and against the law really. You need to know that a Will, once filed in the Probate Court, is a public record and you can go and take a look at it anytime. Also,you as a beneficiary have rights and you can file objections or petition the court about what is going on. This takes money, though, and you do not need to spend it before you get it, so to speak. So I would go down to court an see what is up and then speak with the clerk about filing for a conference before the Surrogate (Judge). Good luck.
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