my dad died 20 yrs ago and left everything to my stepmother who has no kids just me and my sister. now my stepmother died and my sister said my dad had left me a share of the estate, if money does that collect interest over the 20 yrs.
You'd need to provide more specific facts in order to get a proper answer to your question. You say dad left everything to stepmom and that he left you a share of the estate; its one or the other, it can't be both. Two scenarios seem likely: 1) Dad left everything to stepmom in trust and now that she has passed that trust ends and you are entitled to a share of it - if this is the case there would be no interest; 2) Dad left you a share of his estate which should have been paid at his death but was not - in this situation it is quite possible that you would be entitled to interest depending on the nature of the bequest and the reason it was not previously satisfied.
Very truly yours,
Ed Smeltzer
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