confusedinga
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My dad passed away a couple of months ago, and my mother (who I do not have a good relationship with) is probating his will from 20 years ago. My dad made a new will last year. My mother has admitted in emails to me that the will from last year exists and is in her possession. My father told me that his reasoning behind making the newer will last year was because the relationship between my mother and siblings were not what they should have been and the old will left everything to her, with the children sharing equally only if she died before him. He knew that she would not be fair and equitable, and so said he had made sure that she would have to be. My mother did not even let me know that my dad had passed away, nor was I allowed to participate in or attend the funeral. My first contact from her was an email detailing funeral expenses that I should pay my share of. My dad's estate is worth roughly a million $. The only proof that I have that another will exists is in emails from my mother wherein she refers to a 2010 will. When asked why it wasn't being probated, she claimed it wasn't legal because it wasn't notarized. Is this worth hiring an attorney and fighting, or should I accept it an move on?
