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You can contact the probate court in the county he was domiciled to see if she filed the Will. If no Will, you should check the intestate statute where he lived. In Delaware under the intestate statute when a spouse and children that are not children of both spouses, the children are entitled to receive a portion.

You need to talk to a lender agent who specializes in reverse mortgages to answer your question as to whether an outstanding judgment will affect her loan application.

Powers of Attorney are terminated by the death of the principal. After that person dies, a Power of Attorney should neither be used or accepted. An executor, administrator or personal representative of the decedent's estate, has the authority to act with respect to an account owned by the decedent. In virtually every case, this person must actually be appointed (by the Court) to this position. Many individuals believe that this authority simply springs from the Will itself, without the Court's involvement, and they are wrong. Once appointed, the executor will typically need to show proof of his or her appointment to the third-party (like a bank). Letters Testamentary are routinely issued by the Clerk to demonstrate evidence of this appointed authority, and these Letters are typically all that is required, although some financial institutions might also request a Death Certificate.