What do i have a right to after mothers death
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What do i have a right to after mothers death
I lived with and cared for my mother for 9yrs 11months she recently passed.
What do i have a right to if anything as far as furniture goes that was not
listed in will. House and lot are to go to me in the will?
Asked on August 14, 2017 under Estate Planning, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
It depends on what the will says. Even if the will does not list the furniture specifically, a well-drafted will has a "remainder" clause which states that the "remainder" (or "rest" or "residue") of the estate--i.e. anything not otherwise listed--goes to a certain person or charity. If there is a remainder clause, the furniture is part of it. If there is no such clause and nothing else that could reasonably be construed as determining who gets the furniture, a court would *likely* find that the furniture reasonably was intended to go with the house and lot, but is not required to rule that way; the court could have the furniture be split among you and any other heirs (e.g. any siblings of yours), though if you are the only child, it will clearly go to you.
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