im british, uncle in the U.S.A. dies leaving many wills, some crossed out, i have correspondence were his wishes are to leave me something.....
Question Details: if i have correspondence and apparently a witnessed will but not signed by my uncle leaving me everything should i be trying to find an attorney in the states to perhaps fight my side in probate, uncle died 2 weeks ago, should i have a LI'S PENDING served for this case, if so how as a Brit do i do this, my uncle lived in the state of Delaware. regards Pete.
I would very strongly recommend that you hire an attorney in Delaware, ideally in the same county as your uncle's last home, to look into this. One place you can look for qualified lawyers is our website, http://attorneypages.com
A document that looks like a will, even if signed by witnesses, but with a blank signature line for the testator (person making the will), isn't valid. I'm not a Delaware lawyer, but in most states in this country, writing on a will or crossing out part of it by hand makes it invalid, as well. The only will that counts is one that is properly signed and witnessed, without alterations or such; if there are two or more documents that pass this test, it is only the most recent one that is valid.
