erin nabors
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? FL
I am writing on behalf of my mother. Recently my grandmother passed away of cancer. My mother has taken care of her for 4 years now. My grandfather passed away 5 years ago and had left a will that was written in 1994. The will states that my mother's brother and his wife are their sole heirs. It specifically excludes my mother. What I want to know is, would my mother have a case to contest it? Over the course of taking care of the bother of them , she lost her home. Approximately 3 months after my grandfather passed away, my grandmother was diagnosed with bone cancer. My mother has been the one taking care of all of the doctor appointments, the trips to the stores, the getting up in the middle of the night to clean up bloody noses and just was there to keep her company and clean house for her. A few months after my grandfather passed away from lung cancer, a class action lawsuit settlement was received from the asbestosis suit. My uncle came from New Jersey at that time to my mother and had her sign off on it knowing full well that the will stated him as the heir, he said it was for my grandmother, which by the way he had power of attorney over all of her legal and financial proceedings. Also, the only thing mentioned in the will is their house, the settlement is not mentioned and neither is the money that my grandmother had from grandfathers pention. My Uncle & Aunt reside in New Jersey and only show up with things are going down hill. They were not here for the day to day care or issues that would come up. They only come down to "tie things up" in a neat little bow. I guess this makes them feel like they are doing something. This is very upsetting to my mother and myself, and I just want to know on her behalf if anything can be done about this.What is the name of your state?
I am writing on behalf of my mother. Recently my grandmother passed away of cancer. My mother has taken care of her for 4 years now. My grandfather passed away 5 years ago and had left a will that was written in 1994. The will states that my mother's brother and his wife are their sole heirs. It specifically excludes my mother. What I want to know is, would my mother have a case to contest it? Over the course of taking care of the bother of them , she lost her home. Approximately 3 months after my grandfather passed away, my grandmother was diagnosed with bone cancer. My mother has been the one taking care of all of the doctor appointments, the trips to the stores, the getting up in the middle of the night to clean up bloody noses and just was there to keep her company and clean house for her. A few months after my grandfather passed away from lung cancer, a class action lawsuit settlement was received from the asbestosis suit. My uncle came from New Jersey at that time to my mother and had her sign off on it knowing full well that the will stated him as the heir, he said it was for my grandmother, which by the way he had power of attorney over all of her legal and financial proceedings. Also, the only thing mentioned in the will is their house, the settlement is not mentioned and neither is the money that my grandmother had from grandfathers pention. My Uncle & Aunt reside in New Jersey and only show up with things are going down hill. They were not here for the day to day care or issues that would come up. They only come down to "tie things up" in a neat little bow. I guess this makes them feel like they are doing something. This is very upsetting to my mother and myself, and I just want to know on her behalf if anything can be done about this.What is the name of your state?
