Can I Find Out if I’m a Beneficiary in the Will of a Recently Deceased Person if I’m Not a Family Member?

Sometimes people who are not family members believe they might be listed as a beneficiary in a Will: friends, acquaintances, even the occasional ‘on the side love interest’ of the deceased may have been given some indication that they would receive assets from an estate after a person’s death.

But can a person find out such information without alerting the direct family members to such an inquiry?

The short answer: it will be almost impossible to make such an inquiry anonymously.

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Can Creditors of a Will’s Beneficiary Attach the Funds in an Estate Prior to Distribution?

Creditors will attempt to attach and seize any and all assets that are listed in a debtor’s name to satisfy that debt.

But generally, proceeds of an estate that are to be distributed after the death of the maker through a Will are not subject to creditors\’ claims until such time the money is received by the beneficiary.

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