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If my stepmom refused to let me retain part of my fathers assets also an outside account was set aside with money for me and my siblings and she want.
Asked on Oct 20th, 2020 on Wills and Probate - Georgia
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My father left and outside account and he refused my stepmom to have access. She has a will she found according to her after the bank refused to let her access. We don’t want her over the outside bank account and did not sign to make her executor
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If your father has a will, that determines who inherits what. If the bank account does not have beneficiary named, or a joint account owner, it will pass in accordance with the will.
Answered on Oct 21st, 2020 at 7:22 AM
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A Will has no legal effect until a court admits it to probate (proving that it is the Will of the person who died). If your stepmother will not submit the Will to probate, contact a probate lawyer who practices in the county in which your father died about either demanding the Will or filing an application for determination of heirship. That lawyer can explain how separate property passes in Georgia if there is no Will. (Wills sometimes have a way of "disappearing.")
Answered on Oct 21st, 2020 at 6:06 AM
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