How long after a death do you hear the reading of the will?

Answer 1

There is no formal reading of the will. If you are a beneficiary, you will be given notification and an opportunity to know the appropriate parts of the will. If there is no will, you may still be contacted -- if you are a relation with reasonable expectation to inherit from the estate.

Answer 2

A will can be read at anytime after a persons death, in fact wills have to be looked at very soon after death in case any instructions have been left in the will that may relate to the deceased persons funeral arrangements. Although a will can be read immediately upon death, any disbursements from the will cannot be made until a period of six months has elapsed. (In the UK). This is to allow for any claims to be made on the deceased persons estate by any person, body corporate or any other entity that can prove a debt was due to them by the deceased.

Answer 3

There is no absolute answer for this. This will depend on the family, if there is a will to be read and other legal matters.

This is decided on a case by case basis.

Sometimes there is no formal 'reading of the will', there was not in the case of my parents' wills.

Answer 4

im pretty sure its right after your funeral and the people watching over it will look at it before your funeral

Answer 5

depends on the solicitors involved but usually within a week of the funeral

Answer 6

the executor handles the estate. He has to read the will, but he doesn't have to read it to anyone.