AboutDavid Hollingsworth Expertise I have quite a bit of experience in the field of Probate in Central Indiana along with general areas of civil law. I do not answer question regarding crimminal law or misdemeanors.
Question My husbands grandmother passed away recently. Her son in law is telling everyone that no one is allowed in her apartment to start packing her things and releasing the apartment, until after her will has been read and everything is appraised. Is this Indiana law or a common practice, or just a control issue.
Answer He is basically correct. You will know if there is something amiss if he will not let you into the apartment to do the inventory. Is there a will and have you seen it? If so then it should be admitted to Probate to establish the estate for the purpose having the court supervise the administration. You can do the estate either as a supervised or unsupervised estate. It is a lot cheaper to do unsupervised. THe issue would then be one of trust. If the executor is trustworthy you will save a lot of money in attorney fees doing it unsupervised. JDH
