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My mom/aunt who raised me died last week. TIA for condolences. She has a small estate, way under $1M, so no tax issues. A small house, a car, some CDs, and that's about it. She named me as the Executor, and also left pretty much everything to me with a few small exceptions. I've been dealing with the immediate issues of her death, like funeral arrangements, securing the home and paperwork, things like that. Now I need to start dealing with the actual inheritance, and I don't have a clue what to do.
She lived in VA, and I reside in FL. So no state tax issues either. I guess I should call the lawyer that wrote the will for her. But other than that, what will happen? Do I just sort of take over everything and move it to my name once I get the death certificates? Or do I need to do something in court? Hopefully there won't be any probate to deal with.
If any of you have any good links or advice, I would appreciate it. It's easy to get advice on how to invest an inheritance, but not so much on how to process it. Thanks.
She lived in VA, and I reside in FL. So no state tax issues either. I guess I should call the lawyer that wrote the will for her. But other than that, what will happen? Do I just sort of take over everything and move it to my name once I get the death certificates? Or do I need to do something in court? Hopefully there won't be any probate to deal with.
If any of you have any good links or advice, I would appreciate it. It's easy to get advice on how to invest an inheritance, but not so much on how to process it. Thanks.