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Niece's Aunt Is Trying To Take The Estate Left To Her By Recently Deceased Mother

Location: California

As the title states, my niece's aunt (her deceased mother's sister) is attempting to use funds from her estate and claiming she wants to use those funds to help pay for the funeral. We don't believe that's why she wants the money, but that's another story. We were already planning to use the estate money to help pay for a funeral where we (and her daughter) are located, but the aunt (who has the legal right to do so as the legal next of kin in regards to the deceased's remains) is having the deceased's body moved away from where my niece could easily visit her mother's grave.

My niece is a minor. My niece's mother & father (my brother) were together for 10 solid years, but were not legally married or in a registered domestic partnership, so her father unfortunately has no say in any of this from what we understand.

Does the aunt have any legal right to the estate? There is no written Will because the death was very unexpected, but as far as the information I could find online it seems that my niece is entitled to the full estate. The aunt said she's flying in from out of state tomorrow and she already has a probate lawyer.

Not sure what to do from here, I just want to make sure my niece gets her estate (the mother's bank account funds, brand new vehicle, and all personal belongings).

Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.

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Niece's Aunt Is Trying To Take The Estate Left To Her By Recently Deceased Mother

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