Your question is how to make sure. The only way to make sure is to know all property in the estate, and when dispersed, it follows the will. Since communication has apparently broken down, if the estate is sizable, it may be worth it to get an attorney to review and send a letter to the executor, and go from there. With that letter, it may keep the executor on their toes. Keep in mind, it doesn't take long to get in the 10s of thousands of dollars if it gets ugly to the point of a complaint. We know the property and approx monies in the estate. At a high level, we are talking maybe $75K a piece after all is settled. While the money will be welcome, my wife is more focused on the belongings/memorabilia. Can she legally just have the belongi...