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    Help with validity of copy of a Will

    All useful info thanks. If we claimed the estate via intestate, I understand the Courts will want us to prove my Dad is the heir but how do we do that? When my cousins Mom passed many years ago, my Dad was named in her Will. Could we use that to prove the lineage? His name and address was on...
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    Help with validity of copy of a Will

    Thanks for all the info. In the Will, my Dad is named as Executor but this was written years ago and with his advanced age, it’s not something he would wish to do. I am currently living overseas so wouldn’t be practical for me to do it either. We have a trusted family friend who we have used as...
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    Help with validity of copy of a Will

    Thanks for the replies. I believe the estate is over $150k based on what the banks indicated to us. Of course they couldn’t give us specifics. I’m regards to intestate, we just thought it’s more complicated as apparently the courts appoint their own Executor whereas we could use our own if we...
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    Help with validity of copy of a Will

    Hello, my cousin passed away in a house fire last year. He was never married, had no children or siblings and his parents were deceased and so my Dad (his uncle) was his only heir. He had made a Will many years ago leaving everything to his Mom firstly and then my Dad as the next beneficiary...
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