So a distant relative of mine just passed. I need help
So I'm adopted. not that that matters cuz I'm still family but my so-called "Aunt," which was my grandmother's niece just passed away in the State of Florida. she was my godmother and my aunt since I was 1 years old as my mother and father didn't have brothers and sisters so they made other relatives, aunts and uncles. I'm almost 99 to 100% sure that she did not have any living relatives other than me. every time I would talk to her I ask her if she talks to anybody. she goes no and there's no one around anymore. Basically everyone in her life was gone. I've talked to this woman almost every month since I was a child. I've seen her a handful of times in my life. not enough. so my question is what happens to all her things, her house, her car everything?. supposedly she had a hoarder's house and there's no way the detective said I could come and go through this stuff cuz it's that bad to find any sort of will or anything. All I know is a few years ago she asked for my social security number to put it on her life insurance policy. I guess it was I don't know. So my last question is who would all her stuff go to bank account, checking account, all that stuff, house etc? I also have to decide if she's going to be buried or cremated cuz I have no clue what her wishes were about that either and I don't know if she has a plot with her parents somewhere. I'm such at a loss and I'm waiting for a lawyer to call me back but I need to know the stuff
Posted Apr 6, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC