Center4473
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What is the name of your state? My ex husbands daughter and her mother live in New Mexico. At the time of his death my husband and I lived in California. I currently live in Washington.
My husband had an affair baby with an old high school girlfriend while we were back home visiting. I was going to divorce him after I found out, but he died before we got to it. I inherited everything of his and just moved on with my life.
It’s been over 12 years since then. I recently went back to our hometown for a school reunion which now I’m thinking was a mistake because it put me back on his baby mamas radar. She heard about me being back in town, but thankfully I never ran into her while I was there. I did hear from an old friend though that she had been trying to get in contact with me since she had learned about my husbands death (which was only a few years ago) and she wants to get what her child is owed. I can only assume by that she means money.
To be honest I never considered her or her daughter after my husband died. I was really just focused on myself. I did some research about it and now I’m wondering if she can try to get an inheritance from me for her daughter after all this time. I was the only person named in my husband’s will, but now as far as I understand it minor children automatically inherit from a deceased parent?
I would just like to be prepared should she somehow get in contact with me. Further more was there a requirement on my part to inform this woman of my husband’s death?
My husband had an affair baby with an old high school girlfriend while we were back home visiting. I was going to divorce him after I found out, but he died before we got to it. I inherited everything of his and just moved on with my life.
It’s been over 12 years since then. I recently went back to our hometown for a school reunion which now I’m thinking was a mistake because it put me back on his baby mamas radar. She heard about me being back in town, but thankfully I never ran into her while I was there. I did hear from an old friend though that she had been trying to get in contact with me since she had learned about my husbands death (which was only a few years ago) and she wants to get what her child is owed. I can only assume by that she means money.
To be honest I never considered her or her daughter after my husband died. I was really just focused on myself. I did some research about it and now I’m wondering if she can try to get an inheritance from me for her daughter after all this time. I was the only person named in my husband’s will, but now as far as I understand it minor children automatically inherit from a deceased parent?
I would just like to be prepared should she somehow get in contact with me. Further more was there a requirement on my part to inform this woman of my husband’s death?