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Inherit from unknown relatives

by rmamom Nov 18, 2009 11:41AM PST

I once again don't understand an argument from Natali. Somehow it is different to her if a person personally knew the deceased when you decide if a person should get money from an estate if a book or a lunch box is sold.

Does she put those restrictions on who gets the money in a bank account of a dead rich person/relative? All those stories of long lost nephews, or whatever, getting rich from Uncle's oil money... is it OK to inherit the oil stocks and bank accounts? Should you have to take some sort of test to make sure you knew the deceased, not just be the legal person who should get the money?

If you can get the money from a bank account, which is in the estate, you should also get royalties from a book or lunch box, which is also in the estate.

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