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Contact the law firm that prepared the Will (if there is such a firm) and they may be able to start legal proceedings to have a copy accepted in lieu of the original.
Do not make distribution to anyone or group until the Commissioner assigned to the decedent’s case decides who gets what.
In this situation if you are the administrator of the insolvent estate, do not distribute assets to yourself or others because you may become personally liable for the unpaid taxes due from the decedent.
Contact and inform the Commissioner overseeing the case.
Depends – – usually the legal fees related to valid estate actions/functions are paid for by the estate. Often the fact that a disgruntled child-beneficiary is unhappy about something will not prevent that beneficiary from having to pay his or her own legal fees.
Usually not, the insurance policy is a contract between your Dad and the insurance company and the insurance company is bound by that contract.