If I’m trying to find money that my grandmother left me before she passed away, how do I go about this?
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If I’m trying to find money that my grandmother left me before she passed away, how do I go about this?
Asked on November 27, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Massachusetts
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MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
There is a good method to this. First, you need to check to see if your grandmother had a will or trust. If yes, check the documents. If you don't have them, check the county probate court where she would have been a resident of the county and see if the will had been probated. If you know which lawyer she used, contact the law office. If you know with which banks she banked (check registers in her house, bills, statements), chances are she left those monies to you in those accounts. Make sure you have a copy of the death certificate because no one will talk to you without it.
FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Assuming your grandmother had a Will or trust leaving you a gift upon her death you need to locate it either at her home or by contacting law firms in the area where she lived to see if she was a client and may have had a Will or trust done.
The problem that you have based upon your question is that unless you know for sure there was some will or trust signed by your grandmother, you have a challenge trying to locate something that may not exist.
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