[HobieMarty]

So sorry for the loss of your friend.

When my Dad passed away back in February of this year, he did not have a will. My Sister lives in the same town where my Dad lived and I am four hours away so we decided that she be the administrator of the estate. I have found that if the person had a will then there is an "executor" and if there is not a will, then the person handling things is called the "administrator". Anyhoo, we had to get an attorney of course and my Sister can sign things on my behalf. My Sis and I are close and are in total agreement on things. The attorney told us that it will take anywhere from 3 to 6 months for things to go through Probate. My Dad had a townhouse, bought free and clear that is a rental property that was to be left to my Sister and myself, he actually told us this was the reason for buying it, was to pass it along to us. He also had a small parcel of land out in the middle of nowhere that I had no idea that he had, and he had a very nice Mountain Aire 38 foot RV and his personal car. So, I don't know if things are moved along through Probate quicker if you have a will or not but, going through all of this has sometimes been a real pain in the butt. We never have been able to access his phone but we did manage to get into his main computer. So, yeah, it's a good idea to let someone close to you know your passwords for accounts and devices. The attorney told us that he would expedite the vehicles so that we could get the titles changed over quicker. The townhouse and land will take longer which is fine. Anyhoo, Yeah, when a loved one passes away, it is already a difficult period and then you deal with solving mysteries of what is what and how to access important things, it can get frustrating for sure.

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