If my wife’s sister died without a Will, what can we do with checks made out to her estate?

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If my wife’s sister died without a Will, what can we do with checks made out to her estate?

Everyone tells us an estate is expensive to set up? We are planning to send the checks back to senders.

Asked on February 25, 2013 under Estate Planning, Pennsylvania

Answers:

Victor Waid / Law Office of Victor Waid

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

There is not enough information here to assist you. Please obtain consultation of a probate lawyer before returning the checks. Disregard what everyone else tells you about the expense of probate, as they are probably operating on misinformation.


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