If you’ve seen movies involving characters who are beneficiaries of a will, they often immediately receive their inheritance to keep the storyline moving. Movies usually skip the court system and quickly provide the characters with the assets.   Of course, people who receive an inheritance in real life might wait months or years to obtain the assets left to them. Understanding how the beneficiary of a will receives an inheritance can help create realistic expectations if you

When I was in my 30s, I was surprised to receive money from a will . A relative I had never met listed my father as a beneficiary, but...