my_gypsygirl
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Florida
My Father passed away in Aug of this year. In his will, he left his estate to his girlfriend of 30 yrs. then his will goes on to say that at the time of her death, the remaining estate will go to his daughters (my sister and I) Wich i now know means nothing, (bad lawyer, bad will)
Ok, i have no problem with this, they never married because she was an airforce widow, but she loved us as the daughters she couldnt have, and we welcomed her dearly into our family.
My Dads estate only ended up only being his SUV, because the house and bank accts, were also in her name. so they were hers anyway.
My Dads girlfriend Ginny, has been in a nursing home for the past five years, with late stages dementia, from Parkinsons disease, and under hospice care for 2 yrs. My father had power of attourney, so we quickly got an emergency guardian, for her so that we could take care of her medical bills. My sister and i are listed as next of kin on the nursing home papers, but because we arent really her daughters, We have no rights in the decision making here.
Thankfully Ginny has passed away this week, I say thankfully because she has basically been a vedgetable for the past 2 yrs, and I know the lively, vibrant, loving woman would not have wanted to live like this.
My Dads will is still in probate, because Ginny was listed as the PR on his estate, so we have been going through the long process of hiring drs, to prove her incompetant. That was suppose to happen this week, but i guess because Ginny passed away, my aunt is now the PR of my dads will.
Ginny's Will was written on the same day at the same time by the same lawyer, and same witnesses,as my fathers will. and in it , her estate is only left to my father. nothing stated as to what would happen if he died before her.
I have been told that the state of florida has a chain of Geneology, and we arent her daughters, so Her estate would never come to us. Ginny told us over the years that we are her only family, her parents were dead, and she had no siblings. We have also been told that if there really were no relative heirs in her family, that the next step in the chain would be the family of her deceased husband from 35 yrs ago. and if they arent able to be found, then it would go to the state of Florida.
Do i have a right to contest Ginny's will?
My Father passed away in Aug of this year. In his will, he left his estate to his girlfriend of 30 yrs. then his will goes on to say that at the time of her death, the remaining estate will go to his daughters (my sister and I) Wich i now know means nothing, (bad lawyer, bad will)
Ok, i have no problem with this, they never married because she was an airforce widow, but she loved us as the daughters she couldnt have, and we welcomed her dearly into our family.
My Dads estate only ended up only being his SUV, because the house and bank accts, were also in her name. so they were hers anyway.
My Dads girlfriend Ginny, has been in a nursing home for the past five years, with late stages dementia, from Parkinsons disease, and under hospice care for 2 yrs. My father had power of attourney, so we quickly got an emergency guardian, for her so that we could take care of her medical bills. My sister and i are listed as next of kin on the nursing home papers, but because we arent really her daughters, We have no rights in the decision making here.
Thankfully Ginny has passed away this week, I say thankfully because she has basically been a vedgetable for the past 2 yrs, and I know the lively, vibrant, loving woman would not have wanted to live like this.
My Dads will is still in probate, because Ginny was listed as the PR on his estate, so we have been going through the long process of hiring drs, to prove her incompetant. That was suppose to happen this week, but i guess because Ginny passed away, my aunt is now the PR of my dads will.
Ginny's Will was written on the same day at the same time by the same lawyer, and same witnesses,as my fathers will. and in it , her estate is only left to my father. nothing stated as to what would happen if he died before her.
I have been told that the state of florida has a chain of Geneology, and we arent her daughters, so Her estate would never come to us. Ginny told us over the years that we are her only family, her parents were dead, and she had no siblings. We have also been told that if there really were no relative heirs in her family, that the next step in the chain would be the family of her deceased husband from 35 yrs ago. and if they arent able to be found, then it would go to the state of Florida.
Do i have a right to contest Ginny's will?
