You have a right to be informed as a West Palm Beach Beneficiary. Do you know to get the confidential documents from the Probate Clerk?

Are you a beneficiary in West Palm Beach? Is the estate stuck in probate?  Why won’t the personal representative’sattorney give me a copy of the inventory of the estate? I went to the clerk and they will not give me a copy of the inventory either! Answers to this and more can be understood if you learn the basics of West Palm Beach probate. 

The Inventory

• One document the personal representative will have to file is the inventory. 
• This document is actually confidential. 
• Do you know what that means?
• The clerk cannot just give you a copy.
• Also the personal representative’s attorney may be (and should be) weary of simply handing this information over.
• Do you have a right to this information upon demand?
• These are the types of issues that experienced Palm Beach probate litigators have to deal with.

Palm Beach Probate 101

• The personal representative is in charge or getting the important documents filed when it comes to probate. 
• One such document is the inventory.
• This will contain lists of all the assets left behind.
• If you are a beneficiary on the will then in West Palm Beach you have a right to a copy of the inventory.
• Where do you go to get it?
• First start by making a written request for the inventory to the attorney associated with the estate and give him a reasonable amount of time to respond.
• If he does not respond you may need to retain your own attorney for the matter.
• If your sister or brother is serving as personal representative in West Palm Beach and is not giving you the paperwork you are entitled to this is a big problem.
• There is a procedure that the probate courts can use to get rid of a personal representative who is not following the rules.
• If this is something that concerns you then it may be time to hire an experienced Palm Beach probate attorney to work with you.