My father lived in Florida, I live in Arkansas. My father named my half-sister as his personal representative, with me as secondary. Father passed away on October 16, 2012.
Father's attorney filed his will with the probate court last week. A third attorney hired by my HS has yet to file any paperwork with the probate court or make the newspaper publishings. I say third attorney because HS refuses to use Dad's attorney, and the second one she hired quit immediately after he learned that I had checked his standing with the Florida Bar Association. I only checked because I thought it was the prudent thing to do when hiring an attorney(?)
I only need to know if I will be officially notified by the probate court of the will being filed so I can hire an attorney. I feel I need an attorney of my own to make the probate court aware that there is approx. $95,000 missing from Dad's savings account. HS supposedly moved this money into a trust shortly after Dad entered a nursing home, but refuses to give me any additional information about where the money was placed.
Thanks in advance.
Father's attorney filed his will with the probate court last week. A third attorney hired by my HS has yet to file any paperwork with the probate court or make the newspaper publishings. I say third attorney because HS refuses to use Dad's attorney, and the second one she hired quit immediately after he learned that I had checked his standing with the Florida Bar Association. I only checked because I thought it was the prudent thing to do when hiring an attorney(?)
I only need to know if I will be officially notified by the probate court of the will being filed so I can hire an attorney. I feel I need an attorney of my own to make the probate court aware that there is approx. $95,000 missing from Dad's savings account. HS supposedly moved this money into a trust shortly after Dad entered a nursing home, but refuses to give me any additional information about where the money was placed.
Thanks in advance.