QUESTION
As an heir to my Mothers Estate I was never notified when probate was begun or closed .
Asked on Mar 23rd, 2021 on Wills and Probate - Oklahoma
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My Mother passed away 2005 in Oklahoma . My 1/2 brother became executor of her estate since the executor in with will did not wish to take on the task . I was never give. Any written notification of probate or close of probate . I did receive some monies from the estate but I never saw the final accounting or disposition of the probate by the executor or his attorney. My mailing address was k ow to them as I purchased her property from the estate prior to close . I have no idea what other assets my mother may have owned or what the finale disposition was . I have requested this from the County Clerk in Bryan County OK . Was this legal ? Shouldn’t all heirs have received some type of written notification from the courts ?
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If you were named in the Will, you were a beneficiary of the estate, not an heir. In most states the executor (not the court) sends the beneficiaries a copy of the Will and of the Order admitting it to probate. In any event, these are public documents which you can access through the county clerk. Unless this was a dependent administration (to protect minors, etc.), there was no accounting which showed what was owed (as opposed to owned) or what the final disposition was. Again, all the documents are public. If your like, you can read them.
Answered on Mar 24th, 2021 at 5:27 AM
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