Is house included in estate?

[revrora]

If my father(A Widower) bought his house 10 years after an existing will that was made when he was only renting it. Is this still to be split 4 ways as the will originally states for all his possessions or does it go to the next of kin.
Only his name on the deeds?

Thanks in advance for any help with this.What is the name of your state?

 

[colourfastt]

If my father(A Widower) bought his house 10 years after an existing will that was made when he was only renting it. Is this still to be split 4 ways as the will originally states for all his possessions or does it go to the next of kin.
Only his name on the deeds?

Thanks in advance for any help with this.What is the name of your state?

Given the information presented, the will controls.

 

[nextwife]

How is the property titled?

If there is a will, assets that are subject to probate are controlled by the will (presumably he did not either acquire a wife or another child subsequent to the will?). Whether the house would be subject to probate or not depends upon your answer to the first question.

 

[revrora]

Thanks for the reply. That's what I thought.
He didn't marry again or acquire another child (To my Knowledge) and the house has only his name on the title deeds.

 

[seniorjudge]

Thanks for the reply. That's what I thought.
He didn't marry again or acquire another child (To my Knowledge) and the house has only his name on the title deeds.

What does the will say about where his stuff goes?

 

[revrora]

Will says estate to be split four ways; son,daughter and two step daughters.

 

[divgradcurl]

What state are you in?

 

[revrora]

I'm from the UK

 

[divgradcurl]

I'm from the UK

Then you need to talk to someone who knows about UK probate law. This site is U.S. law.