Brandon G.
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
Hi all! Thank you to anyone who can help with this. My father passed away March of last year.
According to the executor, my sister, my dad had assigned myself and my sisters as heirs to his estate.
There is suspicion amongst a couple of my sisters and I that the executor sister is not doing her job. The reason is massive delays in progress, specifically, the will has not been filed at the local courthouse. It has been almost a year, and I found out last week, a will, according to the courthouse website, was supposed to have been filed within 60 days. It has been almost a year.
I know I could hire a lawyer, but first I wanted to get some sort of feeling from the group here, do I need a lawyer?
1: what is a "normal" or usual timeframe for wills to be filed at the court?
2: what sorts of things can delay a will's submissions legitimately?
Any answers would be greatly appreciated while I consider the expense of hiring a lawyer.
Brandon
According to the executor, my sister, my dad had assigned myself and my sisters as heirs to his estate.
There is suspicion amongst a couple of my sisters and I that the executor sister is not doing her job. The reason is massive delays in progress, specifically, the will has not been filed at the local courthouse. It has been almost a year, and I found out last week, a will, according to the courthouse website, was supposed to have been filed within 60 days. It has been almost a year.
I know I could hire a lawyer, but first I wanted to get some sort of feeling from the group here, do I need a lawyer?
1: what is a "normal" or usual timeframe for wills to be filed at the court?
2: what sorts of things can delay a will's submissions legitimately?
Any answers would be greatly appreciated while I consider the expense of hiring a lawyer.
Brandon