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Am I intermittent heir - how do I find out ? Leigh
Asked on Oct 28th, 2017 on Wills and Probate - New Jersey
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Would love consultation in person/ re rights and whether I am also intermittent heir (I supppse depends on verbiage in will.) I know little about father (I am not aware of actual dna testing but he consented to paternity in court when my mother - who was 19 to his 46 years old - was encouraged by welfare or some social agency to make him pay child support. I was not able to obtain any of those records. My own maternal family is very dysfunctional and shall I say, they don’t discuss any facts- even normal things like, what part of Italy is my father from etc? I tried getting copies of the will and finding out about probate in 9-2011 and after when he died (oh what - I heard Some kind of cancer...) as you can see I have no actual clear knowledge. In summary, the sister was so hostile and strange and threatening. Very curious- do I have any rights? Could I still file?
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If the estate was probated in 2011 - you will be subject to a Statute of Limitations. this is a law that limits the time in which you can bring an action. If you had been aware of his death when it occurred you could have filed a claim against his estate. However, six years later, it will probably be too late. If the estate was probabted in New Jersey, the probate documents are public records that you can obtain yourself by calling the county surrogate's office of the county in which the will was probated. Good luck.
Answered on Nov 08th, 2017 at 6:21 AM
Diana L. Anderson, Certified Elder Law Attorney This response is not legal advice and does not establish any form of attorney/client relationship