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My father died one year and 2 months before his widow. He had long ago been divorced from my mother. I was his only child, his widow had none. He and I were estranged because of his lewd activity toward me after I reached adolescence. I was at his side, however, when he died out of respect. He had no will, neither did his widow, but upon his death, she of course recieved the home, vehicles, P.O.D. CD's, checking and savings accounts with her as beneficiary, life insurance,etc.etc.
I expected nothing, but was urged by his siblings that I should ask questions regarding a will in which he'd made provisions for his siblings, nieces, and nephews.
I asked his widow nearly a year later about the supposed will. I also asked if he had left anything at all for me. She told me that what he left intestate was in probate. I found it was not. Also, she told me that she had told her attorney that my father had no children. She could give me no reasonable answer as to why she lied. At any rate there was a less than extravagant amount of money left in one CD, and a checking account which had no beneficiaries or POD's designated. I opened a Probate estate case, and became my father's Pers. Rep. His widow was to receive half of that!! I thought it was unfair since he never paid a penny for my support while I was a child. At any rate, to everyone's surprise, that I knew, she died too. This case is still not closed 2 years later, because I filed an interpleader for a portion of the house before she died through my attorney's suggestion. Well, her relatives allowed it to be auctioned off. At a profit of over $15,000.00. Now I find that the interpleader suggested by my attorney, has no law to back it up!!, and the widow's relatives will receive half of what is in his probate estate!!! Can someone tell me why that's an acceptable law??? My father's siblings get nothing because he lied, and I get only half of what his negligence will spare, plus I have to pay my attorney for something that could have been cut and dried one year ago if I'd known that there was no chance to gain on the interpleader. I need someone to notify me of any way some of these laws of descention can be legally be re-routed in my favor.
We are all Missourians.
I expected nothing, but was urged by his siblings that I should ask questions regarding a will in which he'd made provisions for his siblings, nieces, and nephews.
I asked his widow nearly a year later about the supposed will. I also asked if he had left anything at all for me. She told me that what he left intestate was in probate. I found it was not. Also, she told me that she had told her attorney that my father had no children. She could give me no reasonable answer as to why she lied. At any rate there was a less than extravagant amount of money left in one CD, and a checking account which had no beneficiaries or POD's designated. I opened a Probate estate case, and became my father's Pers. Rep. His widow was to receive half of that!! I thought it was unfair since he never paid a penny for my support while I was a child. At any rate, to everyone's surprise, that I knew, she died too. This case is still not closed 2 years later, because I filed an interpleader for a portion of the house before she died through my attorney's suggestion. Well, her relatives allowed it to be auctioned off. At a profit of over $15,000.00. Now I find that the interpleader suggested by my attorney, has no law to back it up!!, and the widow's relatives will receive half of what is in his probate estate!!! Can someone tell me why that's an acceptable law??? My father's siblings get nothing because he lied, and I get only half of what his negligence will spare, plus I have to pay my attorney for something that could have been cut and dried one year ago if I'd known that there was no chance to gain on the interpleader. I need someone to notify me of any way some of these laws of descention can be legally be re-routed in my favor.
We are all Missourians.
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