If my husband and I die together in an accident, how will our separate Wills work?
Get Legal Help Today
Compare Quotes From Top Companies and Save
Secured with SHA-256 Encryption
If my husband and I die together in an accident, how will our separate Wills work?
My husband has a daughter from his first marriage. I have siblings. How do we insure that our property is split equally between both sides of our family?
Asked on May 30, 2012 under Estate Planning, Delaware
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
How you write your wills will determine the legal status of your death. In many Wills there is a clause that states that if you are to die simultaneously then one will have been deemed to pre decease the other or that you have been deemed to die simultaneously or what ever you wish. If you have separate Wills that do not take each other in to account then what will happen if you die together is that there will have to be a determination as to who died first. I would have your Wills looked at again by an attorney. Good luck.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Answer(s) provided above are for general information only. The attorney providing the answer was not serving as the attorney for the person submitting the question or in any attorney-client relationship with such person. Laws may vary from state to state, and sometimes change. Tiny variations in the facts, or a fact not set forth in a question, often can change a legal outcome or an attorney's conclusion. Although AttorneyPages.com has verified the attorney was admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction, he or she may not be authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction referred to in the question, nor is he or she necessarily experienced in the area of the law involved. Unlike the information in the Answer(s) above, upon which you should NOT rely, for personal advice you can rely upon we suggest you retain an attorney to represent you.