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My father suffered a 2 year period of time that he was not able to sufficiently care for himself financially. I had recently suffered a severe spinal injury, leaving me unable to work, and due to that injury was awarded 42,000.
My father requested financial assitance constantly, help with heating bills, gravel for his driveway, weekly groceries, etc. In the two year period he had used 15,000 of my money. He promised me verbally that he would repay me by leaving me enough of his estate (antiques) to repay the $15,000.
The problem. Dad remarried 7 years ago. Within 2 weeks of his marriage, his "new" wife insisted he make a will leaving everything in her name. (Of course she stated in front of him and us children that we could have anything we wanted of our fathers.) I verbally protested but she again stated that I could have anything I wanted should he die. He passed away 6 weeks ago and did nothing to repay me in his will. I am now broke, living on social security disability. I have nothing signed stating he'd repay me, only cancelled checks. He did admit to his friends and other family members that he owed me $15,000 and was repaying me in his estate but did not do it. I'm devastated, and don't know if disputing the will is throwing away more money or if I have legal claim to recover enough of his property to repay this debt. What cash he left merely paid his funeral. However he has storage buildings filled with antiques to be sold. His wife refuses to let any of us surviving children have as much as a photograph, let alone what he promised in repayment. (This money was borrowed in 1997)
Do I have enough of a right of repayment, that it's worth it to challenge the will?
My father suffered a 2 year period of time that he was not able to sufficiently care for himself financially. I had recently suffered a severe spinal injury, leaving me unable to work, and due to that injury was awarded 42,000.
My father requested financial assitance constantly, help with heating bills, gravel for his driveway, weekly groceries, etc. In the two year period he had used 15,000 of my money. He promised me verbally that he would repay me by leaving me enough of his estate (antiques) to repay the $15,000.
The problem. Dad remarried 7 years ago. Within 2 weeks of his marriage, his "new" wife insisted he make a will leaving everything in her name. (Of course she stated in front of him and us children that we could have anything we wanted of our fathers.) I verbally protested but she again stated that I could have anything I wanted should he die. He passed away 6 weeks ago and did nothing to repay me in his will. I am now broke, living on social security disability. I have nothing signed stating he'd repay me, only cancelled checks. He did admit to his friends and other family members that he owed me $15,000 and was repaying me in his estate but did not do it. I'm devastated, and don't know if disputing the will is throwing away more money or if I have legal claim to recover enough of his property to repay this debt. What cash he left merely paid his funeral. However he has storage buildings filled with antiques to be sold. His wife refuses to let any of us surviving children have as much as a photograph, let alone what he promised in repayment. (This money was borrowed in 1997)
Do I have enough of a right of repayment, that it's worth it to challenge the will?