Can child have estate reopened if will was found at attorney that was to be executed?
Full Question:
The estate of Parent A has been closed via formal proceeding. Two years later, Child 2 of the decedent finds a will at the attorney's office devising all of Parent A's estate to him. The will was to be executed the week the decedent died. Can Child 2 contest the formally closed estate proceeding?
01/05/2007 |
Category: Wills and Estates |
State: Alabama |
#126
Answer:
The will naming Child 2 was not signed and therefore is not a valid will. In some jurisdictions the validity of the document as a will may be an open question, however, since the estate was closed with a petition for complete estate settlement, the opportunity for Child 2's inquiry is foreclosed.
