QUESTION
How can we receive a copy of my husband’s mother’s will?
Asked on Jan 03rd, 2021 on Wills and Probate - Iowa
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My husband’s mother just passed and his stepfather is saying that he will receive all of her assets. His mother’s best friend is saying she had a will. He is denying this will exists. How do we obtain a copy? She lived in a small town at the time and her friend is telling us to call the few lawyers in town. Is there a way to search for a public filing of this will? I want to make sure that he receives what she wanted her son to have as the death was fairly sudden.
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If there is no Will and the decedent had children who were not the children of the surviving spouse, those children also inherit. This is different from the situation under a Will, in which you can leave things to anyone you want. As an heir, your husband can hire a probate lawyer who practices in the county in which your mother died to file an application to determine heirship and administer the estate.
Answered on Jan 04th, 2021 at 5:44 AM
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