When there is no Will?

[Carmella]

My sister & her husband live in Florida.The home they live in is in her huband's name. He has a 21 yr old daughter by a previous marriage. If he passes away without a will, who will the house belong to? My sister, or the daughter he had by a previous marriage?

 

[Tracey]

Check FL's laws of intestate descent. A likely answer is that sis will own 1/2 and step-daughter will own half.

Tell your bro-in-law to make out a will! There are any number of ways he can ensure both his wife's and daughter's inheritances.

Go to the estate planning board for more info.


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This is not legal advice and you are not my client. Double check everything with your own attorney and your state's laws.