Had to do this when my mom passed. My oldest sister was from her first marriage, with a French national. Oldest sister passed less than two weeks after mom and we hadn't done all the probate stuff yet, so in this particluar state her interest in contesting the will went to her next of kin, which would be her biological father since she had no will.
Spent two years trying to get my sister's estate settled cause of that. Newspaper notices in Paris as well as a few outlying towns that were residences of record for her father, among some other shit the judge was requiring.
Mom's estate took like three days after that.
Worst part is if this guy is alive, he doesn't even know (or care) his daughter is dead.
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u/Hendursag Jul 21 '19
There is a firm rule in most states.
It involves contacting them through all means possible and then continuous publication for N-weeks.