What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? North Carolina
Hello, My mother inlaw died recently in a motorcycle accident. She had been seperated since June 07 and filed for divorce July 08. It was a mutual divorce settlement and they had no children together. They had already seperated all assets. She had an motorcycle accident 2 weeks after signing the divorce papers and died a day and a half later. They said that the divorce could not finalized because she died before it was finalized. Can a posthumous divorce be pursued? Her ex husband or technically still legally her husband said he doesn't want anything to do with her estate or and wrongful death settlement, they settled things 50/50. We know that he can legally change his mind although he has signed several release papers for her estate, etc over to my husband, her only child. Is there any way to get the divorce papers pushed through in this state since they had already been signed? Thanks.
Hello, My mother inlaw died recently in a motorcycle accident. She had been seperated since June 07 and filed for divorce July 08. It was a mutual divorce settlement and they had no children together. They had already seperated all assets. She had an motorcycle accident 2 weeks after signing the divorce papers and died a day and a half later. They said that the divorce could not finalized because she died before it was finalized. Can a posthumous divorce be pursued? Her ex husband or technically still legally her husband said he doesn't want anything to do with her estate or and wrongful death settlement, they settled things 50/50. We know that he can legally change his mind although he has signed several release papers for her estate, etc over to my husband, her only child. Is there any way to get the divorce papers pushed through in this state since they had already been signed? Thanks.