Grieving Parent

Category: Legal Issues

  • Probate Problems

    Probate Problems

    I was supposed to go to court on Monday to start probate on Richard’s estate.

    The purpose of the proceeding is to give me legal authority to handle Richard’s financial affairs. I need this authority to close out his accounts and clear up the final details of his financial life.

    My lawyer called today. Whether by a mistake of his staff or the clerk at the courthouse, our case didn’t get on the docket for Monday. It will have to wait till next week.

    We had to wait 3 months to get the death certificate. I guess one more week won’t be that important in the final big picture.

    Frustrating though.

  • The Death Certificate Arrives

    The Death Certificate Arrives

    Well it took almost three months but the wait is finally over. The death certificate has arrived.

    This means I can at last get started dealing with the legal, financial details of Richard’s death. I can now unlock his various accounts. I can go to court and get official control. I can then get the life insurance ball rolling. Then I can pay for the funeral.

    Yeah.

    When you hear about a celebrity or someone dying, and they say they are waiting for the toxicology report, believe them. It really does take a long time to get those lab reports back. Our attorney says this may have been a new record though.