QUESTION
As an heir to my late wife's estate, do I have to go to probate court in the state where she died?
Asked on Mar 02nd, 2021 on Wills and Probate - Colorado
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My late wife died in 2016 in North Carolina and I probated her estate there at the time. Since then, I have remarried and moved to Colorado. After moving, I discovered my late wife had a savings account that I am now the only heir to but I was not on the account. Do I have to go back to North Carolina to probate this account? As a Coloradoan I would automatically inherit my current wife's estate. Is this not true of my late wife?
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Yes. But you may not need to physically appear. Ask your probate lawyer to file an amended Inventory
Divorce usually cuts off the right to inherit.
Answered on Mar 03rd, 2021 at 5:31 AM
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