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Learn MoreNotify the regular physician, another doctor, a coroner, or a police officer.
Perhaps 5 to 10; often 20 or more are ordered. You can always get more from the funeral home or the state agency later.
Contact the local office that manages intestate (no Will) estates.
The local intake officials will appoint an administrator of the intestate estate who will have the authority to deal with and distribute the assets of the decedent. If there is no Will, Virginia state laws govern intestate distributions.
No. If your siblings or others found out that you coerced your Mom to sign such a Will, the Will may be declared invalid, and you may get nothing or much less than you anticipated.