Ann,
I sent you a friend request so I can send you the names privately.
Ann Cole said:
You said you could recommend a good attorney. I would appreciate a referral. That would help me. I will take a look at the will when i have time and reply later today but believe it is as you say.
I sent you a friend invite and can send some info in a private message
Scott Pipkin said:
It really is impossible to say. The problem is that every company, and actually every division order department will have different standards. You could have interest in one section that gets drilled by a company that accepts your affidavits and pays you. That same company could drill another section you are in and the division order department will put your money in suspense.
If it were me I would probate. That is assuming we are talking about more than an acre or two. I can tell you that here where I work we set the threshold at 10 acres. A lot of factors go into that and that number could go up or down depending on where minerals are located, if they are subject to 1/8 or 3/16 lease, etc.
Because clear title ends in the name of your Grandmother, there is the possibility that you could have money in suspense. She, and/or your mother, may have been named in a pooling as “address unknown.” If you want to post their names, or send them to me in a private message or something I can check that for you pretty quickly. If you know your legal descriptions I can check that also and let you know if you have current activity in your areas.
Would it be in our best interest to file AOHs while we decide whether or not to go through probate? The other two heirs are not willing to spend any money on probated so the full expense would fall to me and husband. Would I have to do two AOHs or could one cover the line of heirs through both generations? Is an AOH something I can do without an attorney? It appears simple enough. Would it be quicker, it is certainly cheaper than probate?