I am so, so sorry for your loss and for the situation. The piece of paper does not, under the stateute, constitute a Will.  A Will must be in writin

In the situation that you are writing about where there were some assets of your father-in-law that were not accounted for with respect to the final distribution of his estate, the "waiver/consent

The best way to answer your question is to carefully look at the trust agreement to see what it says on the subject. Assuming the trust is silent about items given to you out of the trust as to the

I am so, so sorry for your loss.  If your daughter passed with out a Will then her assets will be probated through the intestacy statute in the state in which she resided at the time of her de

I am so sorry for your loss and for the situation.  Your own items can not be iventoried as part of the estate for sure.  The problems with the other items is that they were a verbal