I have a will I am named in and cannot get my access to it

aadamce

please help me with the advise as to how it is I can get access to mygrandmothers will

Thuong-Tri Nguyen

If there is a will, it must be filed with the court during probate. Records filed with the court are generally open to the public. Anyone can get a copy of the public records. (The court may charge a copying fee.)

You did not write what state the decedent was living in when the decedent die. In WA, probate would generally be filed in the superior court of the county in which the person was living before dying. The court in the relevant state may be called something else.

You likely will have to find out which court handles probate in the place where the person was living before dying. The clerk of that court likely can find the case if you give the clerk enough information (such as the name of the decedent).

If you are named as a person who receives something from the estate of the decedent, you likely will get some sort of notice. The name of the court should be on that notice.

You can consult with an attorney who likely can get the information for you if you do not want to do the legwork.

Janet Lee Brewer

The first question I would ask is whether the person who named you is dead or alive. If alive, you do not have any rights to access it. If the person is dead and you don't know who has the will - or if that person won't give it to you - I suggest you hire a competent probate lawyer who can help you get it.

For example, you might file a probate of the decedent's estate and in the probate petition indicate that you believe a will exists that names you as a beneficiary. That should prompt most reasonable people to file a response saying, for example, that you aren't a beneficiary under the will. To prove you aren't a beneficiary, of course, they would need to prove who is ... by producing the will. If they produce the will for the Court, you will have achieved your goal of getting access to the wil.

That's just one possible idea.

Jonathan Burton Blecher

Maybe you cab take a shorter approach. Why do you think you are specifically named in the will?
Find out what lawyer prepared the will an start that way.