Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Arizona
Wills
my mother reciently died in another state, Mississippi, and with another one of her daughters. With no cooperation from the daughter my sister in Miss. How do I find out about a will? Does my sister have a legal responsable to provied a will for all the heir to see?
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Re: Wills
Your message came through as pertaining to Arizona law. In fact, Mississippi law applies here. Re-submit as pertaining to Mississippi law so a Mississippi lawyer hopefully will answer.
In most states the custodian of a will has a legal duty to provide a copy to next of kin. Nowadays many assets are held in joint accounts, joint tenancy, P.O.D. (pay on death) or other automatic mechanisms, so the will does not apply--it goes to the beneficiary automatically. Just be aware of that.
Good luck,
James D. Jenkins
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