Here is the situation. My wife's grandmother and grandfather have passed and the surviving aunt is the only one who has access to the will. The grandmother passed away a few years ago and the grandfather just passed away in July 2009. After all this time she has not showed anyone the will. She has been telling my wife that in the event her brother had passed (my wife's father) everything would go to her. Now I thought that a will had to be shown in a certain period of time and this has not happened. I also thought that a will had to go to probate in a certain period of time and I have contacted the probate court and they have no record of the will being filed. My gut is telling me that she forced grandpa into changing the will with out him knowing what he was signing. She keeps telling me that there is now more than one will. I am so confused on how and when things need to be filed with the court and when a will can be validated or contested.
Not sure what the rules are in Iowa. What should be my next step?
Please Help
Not sure what the rules are in Iowa. What should be my next step?
Please Help