Steps to Probate
It's been nearly 4 months since my father's death, and I'm in the midst of preparing to probate my father's will. It's been a stressful or worrisome process thus far, as the circumstances surrounding my father's situation is unique to say the least. Even the lawyer stated this each time we've talked. I'm very glad to have found a lawyer that I feel trust and connected to, I think this is very important. So below is an account of what's new as of today.
---- Update and new thing learned: The Will Act is changing on April 1st of this year. The biggest change affects the beneficiaries under a will. Currently marriages supersede a will. Since father married after the last will was made, the marriage date dictates the spouse to be the main beneficiary, voiding the will, and my executrix standing, as he wanted. After April 1st, a marriage no longer supersede a will, and the will stands. Those of you marrying this year, post April 1st, may want to look further into it, particularly if you have a will and want to include your spouse.
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So after all the stress, the change in the Will Act won't affect my father's estate and the legal case after all. I still have a fight on my hands, but it's looking more positive now, as I can sort of prove that it was not a true marriage of love, but rather of convenience, since they were apart for more than one year, before he had to move into a care home, thus illustrating that they weren't being kept apart without choice.
Now the task on hand is to fight PG&T and the bank on how they could close down a joint account I held with my father, without notifying and stating the legal ramification of that. That was my father's last try to make sure I would be the executor. Turns out the PG&T thinks it's weird that banks do this, and that it's wrong, but they do nothing to change it on both sides... service breakdown!
There needs to be better support for families or loved ones that need to lean on the PG&T services, while under extreme duress especially, on protecting the client and their family assets. #BIBO
If any of you are going through needing or wanting to take care of an elderly parent and getting things organized as best can be. Feel free to mssg me. I'm happy to give some tips on what I was never told and have had to figure out and cope with on the go. Things I wish I had been told prior to my dad's passing... Living wills, PG&T vs. Private Commitee, care advocacy for dementia/alzheimers parent, etc...
