Hi
I'm not asking for myself, I've always heard that the child couldn't protest the will as long as you left them something.
True OR False.
2006-06-20 12:15:30 · 14 answers · asked by Goldnstar 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
false, they can contest the will unless u leave a clause in your will that if it is contested they will get nothing.
2006-06-20 12:20:18 · answer #1 · answered by sickntyred 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I read somewhere something about if a child is not mentioned at all, then it is assumed the child was accidently left out or that it wasn't born yet at the time it was written. I would guess that a one dollar inheritance would nip that argument in the bud. But unless there is a real reason such as the child is a criminal or was not speaking to the parents for an extended period of time, and can prove that he was an attentive helpful, involved part of the family, it could be contested.
2006-06-20 12:22:01 · answer #2 · answered by dreamstorm1220 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False; your beneficiaries can always contest a will. Whether or not they win depends on how well the will is written, whether or not they try to prove that you were NOT of sound mind and body when you signed the will or that the decision was not truly yours, and to whom you've left the rest of your estate. Leaving one of your children $1 is a pretty big slap in the face, so I wouldn't be surprised if it got contested; better to leave nothing than to put a dollar value on the relationship. If they succeeded in contesting the will, the entire thing might be thrown out and the estate divided among immediate family more or less equally, or (in some cases) simply claimed by the state.
2006-06-20 12:21:54 · answer #3 · answered by theyuks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recently, a family member's grandmother (in Texas) left everything to just one of her children. She left $1 to the rest of the children, but if anyone contested the will they would not even get that. Sounds crazy, but it was allowed as being valid. So as some of your other answers have indicated, $1 is legitimate because it does not fail to overlook anyone. But, there is one daughter contesting the will anyway because the daughter who got everything had the senile mother change the will just before she entered a nursing home, and she died soon after, so it was apparent to all concerned that the will was manipulated. Anyway, this is just one scenario, so I hope the information helps...good luck.
2006-06-20 12:42:03 · answer #4 · answered by JC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares if they mention you or if they dont mention you... If the will says you get nothing, then you get nothing. Its the person passing on's money not the living relatives. They can do what ever they want to it. Hell I will put in my will that I want my money burnt in front of my kids... if they have the attitude that you have....
2006-06-20 12:22:42 · answer #5 · answered by alexg114 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know someone who was having her will done by her attorney and she wanted to exclude one child. The attorney had it worded to exclude him from getting anything and if he contested the will he was to receive $1.
2006-06-20 12:21:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I wanted to be sure that my wishes were carried out, I would go to a lawyer to make jout my will.
2006-06-20 12:23:12 · answer #7 · answered by Max 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can still contest the will, but they can't say you forgot to mention them.
2006-06-20 12:18:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is true. You get what ever they say you get. No matter how f@cked up it may be.
2006-06-20 12:19:00 · answer #9 · answered by uchaboo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe this is true
2006-06-20 12:18:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋