My grandmother passed away over a year ago, we were never given details of her will and assumed she left nothing. Upon the death of my mother less then a week ago her sister (whom she has had no contact for several years) is asking for her death certificate. We believe she wants this to take control of whatever was left to my mother or jointly left to them. What can we do? How can we find this information for little or no money?

Go though all of moms papers, look at all the papers in the drawers, boxes in the closet and more, See if there is a key on her keyring for a safety deposit box. Watch her mail for the next year to see what comes in.

Thank you for the quick response, however it does not answer my question. It's my fault, I did not provide all of the information. My mother had a stroke 6 years ago, and for the last year had been battling cancer. I believe her sister took and is still taking advantage of the situation. I can see no other reason for her to suddenly ask for her death certificate.