My mom passed in April, my sister and brother divided everything. My sister who was my mom caretaker sent me a copy of the will. It was not notarized, and had 2 different dates on it, also my mom was clearly upset and not in the state of mind. Their are no witness and she passed 3 months after the will was done. I feel like my sister made her sign it.
From your description, it seems unlikely that a court would have admitted the Will to probate (proving it was the duly executed last Will, what the person owned and owed and who should receive the rest). A Will has no legal validity until a court admits it to probate and appoints an executor. If this has not been done, hire a local probate lawyer to apply for a determination of heirship. Your description suggests that your siblings would receive less as heirs than they took. Perhaps they will produce the "Will" for probate and the court will reject it, dividing your mother's estate among all her heirs at law.
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