If my mother passed away and I was told I need to become a personnal representative to get access to her medical records, what do I do?

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If my mother passed away and I was told I need to become a personnal representative to get access to her medical records, what do I do?

Asked on August 19, 2012 under Estate Planning, Wisconsin

Answers:

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

I am so sorry for your loss.  You need to go to the county in which she resided at the time of her death and file a petition with the probate court appointing you as the PR of her estate.  It can be complicated to do so depending on the size of her estate. There may be other options such as asking for "limited letters" to allow you to just obtain the records for now,  Good luck.


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