wills and estates

[gina friend]

if a court ruled that two people were "common law" married and their were children on both sides, would the children be step-sisters? also do both parties have an interest in the estate? the state is alabama.

 

[ALawyer]

If the court rules they are "common law married" then they are just as married as if they had gone thru a formal ceremony.

The kids would be step-sisters. That usually does NOT give the step-child any right to inherit from the step parent, but I am not familiar with the details of AL law.

 

[gina friend]

estates

if wife dies and her estate is not closed then the husband dies, would that not entitle both sisters to inheret their parents estate? state of alabama