My best friend Al died tonight.

The funeral is Saturday. After that, I'm getting together with his wife to help her start planning the probate and to see the true extent of his collections/accumulations. She says it's much more than even I know. Luckily, in SC, we have time. The will must be filed with the probate court within 30 days of death. The petition to open the estate for probate must be filed within 10 years. Al had a son from a relationship before he met his wife that he didn't know about until a couple of years ago. The guy is 55, no job, no money and he's trying to take over the estate. I will deal with him.

Terry