Posted: 4/12/2003 6:13:56 PM EDT
| I have a small quandry and was hoping that some of the legal type that frequent here might be able to help me. Here is the problem in a nut shell. My Uncle Passed away in November of 2002, he did have a will and it was registered. Sounds simple so far right? Well here is the twist his second wife (the one he was married to when he passed away) hasn't had the will read as of yet. It was to have been read in May this year but has now postponed it until June this year. Question is do wills expire after a period of time? (we are talking about Maryland and West Virginia). if they don't then i still stand a chance to recieve the property he wanted to leave to my brother and i, if not then it looks as though there will have to be a legal remedy sought. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated. I have tried to find some information via search engines but haven't found anything yet. please try to help if you can. |
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If his wife is the executor(sp?) I beleive she has the right to dispose of any property to settle any of his debts. If she isn't, only what is specifically written in the will is yours(or whoever it was left to) anything not stated in the will goes to his next of kin(i.e. wife). But as always check with an attorney asap. *disclaimer: I am not an attorney, and might not know what I'm talking about. |