<prompt> Human: Also posted in Legal AdviceIm at my wits end and could use some help. My MIL died in October in Germany. She owned 12 of my FILs house, and has 30,000 in a bank account last used in PA or NY?. We have been working through a German lawyer for 6 months, paying off her remaining debts it works different in Germany and have spent around 15,000 in this effort. At this point in time we need access to the bank account in order to continue paying the lawyer, and eventually get the European Certificate of Inheritance so we can get the house switched over into FILs name.On top of this, wife, FIL, SIL all get along and are in agreement, but FIL is still named in the will, but will is null and void as they are more than 10 years divorced, which leaves their next of kin, SILwife the sole inheritors. Everyone is in agreement to give 100 of house to FIL so he can refinance hes still at 9 somehow.My big thing is, the bank with 30,000 has no physical branch nearby and is less than helpful on the phone. We need access to the funds, and the only solution I can see is driving 4 hours to the nearest branch, but with 3 small kids this is no easy feat, and no guarantee that they will transfer the account over to us. What do we need to do to fix this? How can I get in writing what we need to bring? Is there any way we could do this by mail?What are we missing?Any help or advice you could provide would be greatly appreciated.  <response>: The executor of their estate probably needs to be the one to contact the bank directly. You arent the account holder, and I am assuming not the beneficiary if they are giving you a hard time. 