do i have the right to my deceased husbands inheritance
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do i have the right to my deceased husbands inheritance
my husband died two weeks after his father died
Asked on August 2, 2017 under Estate Planning, Washington
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
You don't give any details here. First of all, is there a Will? If so, does it contain a clause which provides that a beneficiary must outlive the deceased by a certain period of time (e.g. 30 days)? If not, then your husband's estate is now entitled to his inheritance. Assuming that you are your husband's beneficiary (if he had a Will) you will inherit; if he had no Will, then you would inherit under state intestacy law as you are an heir. And if your father-in-law died without a Will, then you husband's estate is also entitled to his inheritance.
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