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My mom past in December of 23. She was bedridden for last 2 1/2 years and required total care 24 7. I quit my job and moved in with her so she could be at home out of love. She told me she didn't have a will and needed one. In March of 23 she made out a will which had split her estate down the middle for my sister and I. It was taken by my sister from the house. My sister hired her brother in law as a probate attorney and supposedly had a will date 2010 that left everything to her and she self appoint herself as executor. I don't know what she did with the will written in March of 23. She told me she was going to split the estate down the middle regardless of what it stated. She sold my mothers house I where I lived and cared for my mother with our any help except from hospice.I was unemployed and suddenly homeless. I wasn't able to get paid for her care because my sister took $7000 out of my mom's account to pay for her funeral and never did. And when mom died she took the last $8000 to pay for it again. My sister had no interest or time for my mom what so ever until she past away. Suddenly she was free and available to make all arrangements and I wasn't needed. Probate ended the end of June and my sister had not contacted me or given me a dime. She send all the grand children $1000 in a card signed love Grama. She says that that was my mom's wishes. I never saw anything on that either. I miss my mom dearly and I trusted my sister to keep her word and do what my mom wanted in the will from March 2023 however she ghosted me. Is there anything I can do to get justice and my share of the estate?

If the Will Mom wrote in front of you was not witnessed and notarized the previous Will stands. If sister went to Probate, the Will is public. Probate has to OK the Executor. Your sister has to follow the instructions of the Will. She also has to do an accting and thats when you, as an interested party, can contest it. Once Probate is closed, that may be it. Any Will that may be out there needed to be told to Probate.
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Tailspin44 Jul 10, 2024
The Will written in front of me was witnessed and was notarized. The Will my sister took to the Lawyer was not notarized was from 2010. My sister never told me about that Will and she said she didn't even know she had it that the Lawyer found it the the folder she handed him. But she knew about the recent Will and she knew it was notarized and was how mom wanted things. She told me she was going to do it that way even though the will she submitted had her as the o ly beneficiary. I was confused and grieving and wanted to believe her so badly that I just took her for her word and hoped it was true. However in my heart of hearts I knew she was stealing my inheritance the whole time. She has always treated me like I wasn't good enough and never included me in any holiday or family celebration. I don't know what I ever did to her. When mom died she pretended to love me and pretended we were sisters. I wanted that more then anything. It was all a lie. Everything was a lie. She just wanted it all. Only she refused to care for mom. She wouldn't have a penny if I hadn't cared for her. Home care would have cost a fortune. I didn't take a dime for it and I did it 24 7. I had no help ever. I did it for my mom not for an inheritance anyway. I was taking care of my mom and it was a lot! I didn't think about myself or a future I just took care of her. She was what I lived for. I kept my promise to mom. I am blessed to have been there for her. Now she's an Angel !
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If your Mom didn't have the recent Will legally finalized, then most likely the older Will is the one that may still stand.

Who was the Executor of the older Will? Was it your sister? Then maybe she was following what was outlined in it.

We really can help you because we are only getting your side of the story and we're not lawyers. You need a lawyer.
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Geaton777 Jul 9, 2024
Correction: "We really cannot help you... "
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This is what I found when I googled your question - it is for California but you can google it using your state:

Any interested party – not just children of the deceased – can contest a will in California by moving immediately after the death to object to the executor's petition to probate the will. If probate has occurred, it is possible to contest a will within 120 days of the hearing date.
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Tailspin44 Jul 9, 2024
Thank you. I will see what I can find out.
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