Can a sibling notify a family member of the death of a parent?

However, it would surprise me if there were a law that required a family member to notify other family members of a death of a parent, sibling or child. Mr Foley offers sound advice. The other point to note is that if there was a will it would have been probated to allow the executor/trix to act for the estate.

When did my sister’s mother pass away from cancer?

Left Will. Sibling will not reveal contents. Sibling did not inform other siblings when Mother passed. Can we? My mother passed away the first of October of Cancer. We just found out in Late November through an distant relative.

Why are there sibling problems after Mom’s death?

The division of assets can be thorny — especially all siblings do not receive equal amounts, according to estate attorney Michael Dribin, as cited in “Siblings Scorned” on the website Private Wealth 2. Arguments occur because you can equate the amount you receive with the amount of love your mother had for each of you.

What happens to a family after the death of a mother?

Arguments occur because you can equate the amount you receive with the amount of love your mother had for each of you. Childhood issues can flare when your mother is no longer around to hold the family together, according to Dribin. Old hurts rise to the surface and the emotional strain of the death can uncouple you from the family.

Do you have to notify your sister at the time of death?

Probate laws don’t apply unless there is something to probate, and even then they don’t apply at time of death. I am questioning what LEGAL requirements the poster would have to notify her sister or anyone else at the time of death. If the sister is in the will, yes, she will have to be notified.

What was the death of my husband’s mother?

One was the death of our children’s grandfather. Glen married my husband’s mother a year before I married my husband. So, although he wasn’t a blood relative, he was a father figure to me, and was my children’s Grandpa Glen. The woman he’d been living with for the last several years was in her eighties, and grieving.

What did my mother leave to my sister?

My mother who died last year left behind a trust with rental properties, cash and investment accounts to all of her three children in equal amounts. My sister was left as executor but immediately joined with another sister to start controlling our mother’s assets.

Can you tell an estranged son or daughter about a family member’s death?

Every situation is unique. Only you can decide whether to continue making contact or tell an estranged son or daughter of a family member’s death or about other family occurrences. That’s why my book, Done With The Crying: Help and Healing for Mothers of Estranged Adult Children, includes specific information and examples to help.