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What can happen if my sister does not inform me of my mothers passing
Asked on Sep 26th, 2019 on Estate Planning - Texas
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My sister is the executor of our mothers will. She has never informed me or my brother that she passed away. We have received nothing pertaining to her death the will, the estate etc. Is she supposed to legally inform us?
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Your sister has no legal obligation to inform you of anything. If there was no Will and you were an heir under Texas law, the attorney of the person applying to probate the estate would have sent you a Distributee's Agreement. If there was a Will and you were a named beneficiary, the attorney for the person whom the Will appointed and the Court named as executor of the Will and estate would have sent you a Notice to Beneficiary after the Court admitted the Will to probate. Based on your description, it appears that there was a Will and that you were not named as a beneficiary.
Answered on Sep 27th, 2019 at 5:17 AM
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