ASK A LAWYER: PRETERMITTED CHILDREN AND SPOUSESPierce KelleyWed, May 15th 2013 Columns V. S. of Horseshoe Beach asks: "My father died a few months ago and I have a question about what I am entitled to inherit from his estate, if anything. He had a Last Will and Testament, but since he made the Will before I was born, I am left out. Also, he married another woman after my mother, his first wife, died, and the new wife isn`t mentioned in the Will, either. To further complicate things, he adopted one of her children from a prior marriage. What rights do my step-mother and I have? And does the adopted child have the same rights I do?" Read More...
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