Affidavit Of Notice To Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries of a will must be notified after the will is accepted for probate. 3feff Moreover, probated wills are automatically placed in the public record. If the will is structured to avoid probate, there are no specific notification requirements. 4feff This is relatively rare.

Call the probate court to obtain the name and phone number of the executor, if you cannot obtain it from family members. Ask the executor of the will whether you are a beneficiary in your relative's will. Ask for a copy of the will so you can verify the information he provided.

As Executor, you should notify beneficiaries of the estate within three months after the Will has been filed in Probate Court. For beneficiaries of assets that are not included in the will (and therefore do not pass through Probate) there are no specific notification requirements.

A trustee is required by law to notify beneficiaries of a trust upon the settlor's death. The settlor is the person who created the trust. The trustee has 60 days from the settlor's death to provide the notification to the beneficiaries.

The person named as the Executor in the Will (or the Administrator if there is no Will) is responsible for contacting all of the Beneficiaries. This person should promptly notify everyone who has an interest in the Estate, advising what their entitlement is, to avoid any confusion later on in the process.

A will remains a private document until probate is granted. Once the probate court declares the will as valid, beneficiaries must be notified within three months, though ideally, notification will much sooner.

Several states require you to send a notice to all trust beneficiaries within a certain time after you take over as successor trustee of the trust. Most states give you 30 or 60 days to send this initial notice.