IF SOMEONE DIES WHO HAS TOLD YOU THAT YOU ARE IN THEIR WILL, HOW CAN YOU CONFIRM?

Dear PA, Wills are public documents.  When someone with a will dies, the person in possession of the will has a legal duty to file the will with the clerk of the circuit court within 30 days.  Once filed, that will becomes a public document unless sealed by the court.  Even if the family is not required to open probate, if there is an existing will, they are required to file it.  Because it's a public document, you can go down to the court house and pay a fee to get yourself a copy....and see what everybody got.  Now, if the person dies and has a trust instead of a will, that is a completely private document and you'd only know if you're in it if the Trustee so advises you.  Hope that helps and best wishes to you.