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will or beneficiaries?
i’ve just found out my wife made her
will without telling me and put half of
the house to her daughter and two her
two grandchildren. Now what do i do
since i work very hard to keep a nice
home. Her daughter and grandkids are
lazy and don’t work. i have one
grandson i found out i had late in life.
He goes to school and works. what do
i do now since she has already done
without telling me. Do i put my half
under my grandson name. The house
is only value at 359,000 what can i do?
what’s my right? should i let her know i
know about her doing her own will?
Thank you
Asked on April 8, 2017 under Estate Planning, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You don't have any "rights" in this regard: any adult, including a married one, may create any will he or she wants and leave his or estate to anyone he or she feels like. You can certainly create or modify you own will to reflect what she has done; you even divorce her, of course; but you have no right to affect or alter her will because you do not like its terms. As to whether you confront her or not--that's a marital issue, not a legal one: you can confront her if you like, but you need to decide what makes sense, not just practically but emotionally, for you.
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