can it be contested if my dead husbands children are my benificiaries?
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can it be contested if my dead husbands children are my benificiaries?
my husband passed several years ago. he had 2 children from a previous marriage. I did not adopt them. I want to leave my house and property to them, but have been told my older sister will get everything since I have no children of my own. Is this true? We all reside in Kansas.
Asked on February 7, 2017 under Estate Planning, Kansas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You can leave your estate to whomever you wish so long as you list them as the beneficiaries in your Will. If that's your stepchildren, that is perfectly acceptable. Your sister would only have rights to your assets if you died "intestate" (i.e. without a Will), as she would be your legal heir, not your stepchildren since you never adopted them.
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