My grandmother died in July 2007 in Washington State. She left a will and my uncle is the executor. My mom and my uncle are the two closest living relatives. From everything I have read, probate is not required in Washington in this situation as there are no assets to be retitled. I also read the will must be filed with the county within 40 days of the death which I am pretty sure has not been done since it is very easy to search for it on the county's website. I found other wills in their database, but not hers.
My mother and uncle both live in WA but about 90 minutes apart and in separate counties. My uncle lived relatively close to grandma and managed her affairs. Grandma had some CD's and some money in the bank which were titled with my uncle. My uncle told my mom he would send her half of the funds (gave her a $ amount) per the will. When my mom asked for a copy of the will, he started getting all weird on her and acted like she was making a big deal out of things.
My mom's suspicions are now raised as to what the will actually states and what the total assets were at the time of grandma's death. Does mom have any options to demand a full accounting of the funds at the time of death and a copy of the will without making it a gigantic deal?
Now I understand the stories people tell about things getting crazy with family over money when someone dies. My uncle is a great guy and this is all very unexpected.
My mother and uncle both live in WA but about 90 minutes apart and in separate counties. My uncle lived relatively close to grandma and managed her affairs. Grandma had some CD's and some money in the bank which were titled with my uncle. My uncle told my mom he would send her half of the funds (gave her a $ amount) per the will. When my mom asked for a copy of the will, he started getting all weird on her and acted like she was making a big deal out of things.
My mom's suspicions are now raised as to what the will actually states and what the total assets were at the time of grandma's death. Does mom have any options to demand a full accounting of the funds at the time of death and a copy of the will without making it a gigantic deal?
Now I understand the stories people tell about things getting crazy with family over money when someone dies. My uncle is a great guy and this is all very unexpected.