My dad named me in his will along with my step-siblings but left his...

[curioustoknow]

...estate to his wife.? She has since passed away too. Her will has not been filed yet. How do I know if she changed it after my Dad died? My step will not give me any info. She passed away over 1 year ago.

[DrePharmacy]

go to the executor/executrix of the will.
If he died in testate..(NO Will) it all goes to the next of kin (closest)

[diana]

lawyer

[YourLaHire]

Let it go. How many years did you have with your father? There is nothing that he has left behind that is worth disrupting the your world. Think it through. You will see your Dad again.

[diana]

lawyer

[hodmokrin]

She can't change it unless she had power of attorney. Men feel like they should support their wife's even if she is your stepmother. It sounds like you are grown up enough to support yourself, this is probably why.

[PlatinumxOx]

get a lawyer

[missioncat]

The history of family members who were not legal heirs to a parents estate is usually negative.

I would try to communicate pleasantly with the other family members about the future of the estate and disassociate yourself from ANYONE who is displaying bad humor about the situation - always be reasonable and optimistic. It is very important to think positively because that which you think about increases - so look on the bright side always.

If you do decide to throw money at the problem by hiring a lawyer, go to your library and look for a book titled "The Best Lawyers in America". Would you hire one from a book "Average Lawyers in America" ? Your money and time will be well spent and you can take comfort that you gave this your best shot with a great attorney.

If you do not hire a lawyer, just be pleasant and hopeful and see what happens. Something like this is always a good reason to get tough with yourself and decide that you will go out there and make your own money no matter what. Our government has recently demonstrated that there is no shortage of money!

One way to get money from this is to take very good notes and research the situation at the apellate court level. From your experience and research you may then write an eBook to other people who may also be the children of divorce telling them what they should do before it is too late. Every time someone buys your eBook, money will be automatically deposited into your account even while you are sleeping.

[PapaBear]

*** As for his Will, it's registered with the probate court. Just go there and look at it. As for her Will, that's none of your business.

He has the right to pass on his estate to whom ever he wishes. Unless you can prove he was not in his right mind when he did, than you have no say in it, unless you want to make a lawyer losts of money suing, with no guarantee of winning.

Unless you helped build his estate, such as running or working in a family owned business, estates are not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If you want to achieve what he had, you work for it, just like he did.

I'm currently the patented owner of a new type of self supporting security system for taxi cabs. It's a system that's easy to install and will cost them nothing to use. Better yet, it will make them money.

When I die, if it pays off, most of my estate it go to a non-profit association for inventors.

[tbabycakest]

the only thing you can do is get a lawyer