Nobody would inherit the house, the owner still has it. If the property is in her name, he has no rights to it and cannot leave it to anyone else.
Yes. If there is a will and the children are not included, they're not included. If, say, a husband/father dies without a will and wife remains, wife inherits all whether she is mother of husband's children or not.
The wife and kids.
The spouse always inherits the possessions of the other. A will would also decide who get's what.
The spouse gets the home. The children are not entitled to a portion of the home. They are not required to get anything from the estate.
No. His wife has no rights to the inheritance.
You should consult with an attorney who specializes in probate law in your area ASAP. The proceeds may have transferred to his parents' estates. In that case, the proceeds would pass under their wills or under the state laws of intestacy to their heirs at law. The attorney must review the policy, whether it was owned by your husband's estate and your state laws. You may need to take the matter to court.
Children are not property and as such are not inherited. If there are family members that want custody, they can petition the court. The court will, with the recommendation of the appropriate agencies, grant custody to the appropriate parties, or put them in foster care.
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she should just in case
from what i understand , although she was in the process of leaving louis mckay ( her last husband) she died before she could actually divorce him.. he does have children and i believe that they are in charge of the estate
She would now owe on the car. She inherits everything.
Nice. You have to define the order of death, even by seconds, either by physical evidence or by assuming from the circumstances. First the spouse inherits, then their kids. e.g.;Car crash, man dies half an hour before, woman takes the money, then woman dies , her kids get the money. Man s kids get nothing, or less. It was a big issue when Kennedy Jr was killed... Cool, no?