What to do about a suppossed addendum to estate assets?
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What to do about a suppossed addendum to estate assets?
My mother passed away 2 years ago. Then 2 weeks after my mothers death, my aunt said that she had an addendum. She said my mother wanted to add this but there are no signatures. It is an MS word document again with no signatures or dates. It states she wants to give 50k to my brother who now wants this added to his part of the estate. Is this a legal document?
Asked on June 21, 2012 under Estate Planning, South Carolina
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country the addendum that you have written about which does not have a date on it, the signature of your mother and no witnesses signing it is invalid and has no legal significance to the probate or administration of your mother's estate. How do you know who actually prepared this addendum? it could have been prepared within the last year.
The addendum is not a legally valid document.
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