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How to open estate over $22,000

Asked on Mar 16th, 2016 on Wills and Probate - Michigan
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My father died in 2010 with no will. My father was part of inheritance and pass when the funds got disperse. The inheritance comes from his first cousin who had a will and my father was listed as a beneficiary. My father and I lived in Michigan and his first cousin lived in Alabama. Does the estate have to be open in Michigan and Alabama? Am his only child and all his debts has been cleared. I would like to claim the funds.
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Administrative Law Attorney serving Ann Arbor, MI at David J. Hutchinson
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If the cousin had already died before your father, you need only file in Michigan, and, for that amount, it should be a very quick and easy filing. Go to a good local attorney, and you can get this taken care of. Good Luck.
Answered on Mar 18th, 2016 at 6:37 AM

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