funeral or will reading as have no money to fly to usa. We are his 3 children from his first marriage and he has two children from his second who have seen him regularly as lived near him.We are worried we wont be included in his will.Is there any way we can find out or contest it from here if we are not.His has never provided for us financially ever and he left when we were 11,9 and 7 years old.Where do we stand?
2007-02-21 22:05:36 · 6 answers · asked by Clare B 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You can of course contest the will by hiring a lawyer, but I doubt it will do you much good. The first thing to do is to find out if he left you anything in the will. It does not sound like he did. If not, the chances of you getting anything out of it are basically nil. It is his decision as to where anything he left goes. Unless your talking about a large some of money, I hate to say it, but it is most likely not worth the lawyer or the effort it will take to hire one.
2007-02-21 22:16:35 · answer #1 · answered by redhotboxsoxfan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will be contacted if he left you anything.
Once a Will is filed it is public record. So contact the county clerk's office in his county and you can recieve a copy of it. You can contest it during the probate period but why would you. He can leave anything he wants to anyone he wants so you are not likely to win.
If he did not have a Will, then you are better off because you will have a rightful claim to a division of his assets.
2007-02-23 00:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by J. B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he left you anything, the executor of the will is obligated to notify you. If he didn't, to contest the will you'd have to demonstrate that he was mentally impaired or pressured by another person when he signed it. If you knew the name of the lawyer who prepared his will you could contact that person and ask about the status of the will, or if you know which jurisdiction (county) he died in, you might write to the proper probate court or surrogate's court (the authority that probates wills goes by various names, depending on location) and identify yourself as an interested party.
2007-02-21 22:35:15 · answer #3 · answered by njyogibear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are in the will you will be contacted if not dont be a greedy person and just accept the fact that you werent included the only people by law that must recieve anything even if they are not in the will are spouses.
2007-02-21 22:28:30 · answer #4 · answered by JOHN D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by law he has to leave you something. you also can give a proxy to someone you confide in, that will take charge of you part. calculate also the alimony he should have given you, rest it from the total in heritage he left, and that is what has to be re parted between his children. wife gets half, so you have to fight for the part you deserve by the other half
2007-02-21 22:18:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you are due anything they law in the usa will get in touch with you sorry you cant attend,
why dont you call the citz advice as well they may be able to help more
2007-02-21 22:13:11 · answer #6 · answered by cute sexy little feet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋