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If they are still alive you ask them. Their response will be one of two ways. 1. They will tell you. 2. They will tell you it is none of your business.
I hope you weren't the 24/7/365 caregiving slave for nany and papa with the expectation that you would be given money from their estate. Is this the case? Are you now afraid there are/were no provisions in their wills for you?
If you are in the Will, the Executor will contact you to distribute to you what they left you (or sometimes a check is just mailed if they have an accurate address for you, like certified mail so that you'd have to sign for it), but sometimes the distribution takes a while because the Executor has take of any unpaid debts and other leftover matters, plus their estate may have to go through the probate process.
You can check with the probate court in the county where they lived. Since it is a public record, you can request to see the Will's filing.
If you are in the trenches as a caregiver, I think you have a right to know and I would ask, especially if you have taken a step back from your life to help them.
If it is just curiosity, remember the best plan is not to have any expectations of receiving anything. It will then be a happy surprise if you do.
Wills are registered in your county when they go through probate. If this was a will, and not a trust, it is a public document. If there is an executor they have a certain mandated time in which to notify all heirs or beneficiaries that they ARE beneficiaries under a will. Hopefully you were not put as POD (pay on death) on any accounts, as banks are not obligated and do not notify often enough. You should/could also ask who is executor of their will, and simply ASK that person. That certainly is the easiest way.
Your response isn't clever with sarcasm being the lowest form of wit of course. More likely English isn't the OP's first language so the wording is a bit confusing.
Ask them if you're in the will. If such is the case that you are their caregiver you have a right to see their Will and have it legally stated in writing what you stand to inherit.
Personally, I don't believe family caregivers should work for free under the condition that they will inherit when the LO's estate is settled. They should be paid regularly every week or month or whatever pay arrangement is agreed upon. If they aren't going to be paid literally by check, then the LO should sign over whatever property they are going to use as payment.
So many family caregivers get burnt right and proper when the LO passes away and no mistake. It usually turns out that they either get nothing, or they get equal a share in the estate that family members who did no caregiving are inheriting.
If you're the caregiver to them, see it up front and legal writing exactly how you're going to be compensated for your caregiving. Never do the work now get paid later set up because that usually leaves the one doing all the work out in the cold when it comes time for compensation.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
If they have, and the will has been filed for probate, the County Clerk will have a record of it.
If they have not yet died, the only way to learn the contents of wills is to ask.
Their response will be one of two ways.
1. They will tell you.
2. They will tell you it is none of your business.
You can check with the probate court in the county where they lived. Since it is a public record, you can request to see the Will's filing.
If it is just curiosity, remember the best plan is not to have any expectations of receiving anything. It will then be a happy surprise if you do.
Hopefully you were not put as POD (pay on death) on any accounts, as banks are not obligated and do not notify often enough.
You should/could also ask who is executor of their will, and simply ASK that person. That certainly is the easiest way.
Your response isn't clever with sarcasm being the lowest form of wit of course. More likely English isn't the OP's first language so the wording is a bit confusing.
Everyone knows what 'before' means.
Personally, I don't believe family caregivers should work for free under the condition that they will inherit when the LO's estate is settled. They should be paid regularly every week or month or whatever pay arrangement is agreed upon. If they aren't going to be paid literally by check, then the LO should sign over whatever property they are going to use as payment.
So many family caregivers get burnt right and proper when the LO passes away and no mistake. It usually turns out that they either get nothing, or they get equal a share in the estate that family members who did no caregiving are inheriting.
If you're the caregiver to them, see it up front and legal writing exactly how you're going to be compensated for your caregiving.
Never do the work now get paid later set up because that usually leaves the one doing all the work out in the cold when it comes time for compensation.