What can I do if my father died and my stepmother won’t tell me nothing?
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What can I do if my father died and my stepmother won’t tell me nothing?
He had no Will. I was a beneficiary on one of his life insurance policies. She got the whole life insurance for one of them. He had two. He also has stocks from the company he worked for. Does she get those also or am I entitled to any of them or some?
Asked on March 2, 2015 under Estate Planning, Georgia
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
I am so sorry for your loss. Your Father died what is called "intestate" and under Georgia intestate succession laws a spouse and descendents share equally in the intestate property but the spouse may not get less than 1/3 of the estate of the decedent. It all depends on what was held by him alone at the time of his death (jointly help property went to her automatically). Anything that has a beneficairy designation goes to that person automatically as well, like the life insurance. So you need to do a little digging or have an attorney write you a letter doing the digging. Good luck.
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