Of course, it would. Why wouldn't it? He chose to remarry, he chose to make a new will.
Do you even know what is IN the will? for all you know, both of them made specific things to either of their children, so they would not be left out. If he did not leave a will.. she is the spouse, and she gets all of it.
He could make a will, even if unmarried and leave all his estate to the humane society. That is his legal right.
If the will was drawn up by a lawyer, then your good. If it was one of those do it yourself things then there might be a problem.
When your married everything is owned together. Each person owns 100% of all property. A will doesn't change that. So if your father dies then his wife still owns 100% of everything. So there's no will because the person who owns everything is still alive.
That can be easily changed, but not through a will.
If your father has more then a couple of thousand dollars then it's worth having a lawyer do it. I think my will cost $400 for the lawyer to write up.
I also think that everyone in the family should know what the will says. It can save a lot of arguments and hurt feelings if everyone knows what to expect.
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Yes, the courts will uphold his will.
Of course...why wouldn't it?
Of course, it would. Why wouldn't it? He chose to remarry, he chose to make a new will.
Do you even know what is IN the will? for all you know, both of them made specific things to either of their children, so they would not be left out. If he did not leave a will.. she is the spouse, and she gets all of it.
He could make a will, even if unmarried and leave all his estate to the humane society. That is his legal right.
Read the will.
If the will was drawn up by a lawyer, then your good. If it was one of those do it yourself things then there might be a problem.
When your married everything is owned together. Each person owns 100% of all property. A will doesn't change that. So if your father dies then his wife still owns 100% of everything. So there's no will because the person who owns everything is still alive.
That can be easily changed, but not through a will.
If your father has more then a couple of thousand dollars then it's worth having a lawyer do it. I think my will cost $400 for the lawyer to write up.
I also think that everyone in the family should know what the will says. It can save a lot of arguments and hurt feelings if everyone knows what to expect.
Assuming it was validly drawn the most recent will prevails. The will should tell what happens if your father dies first.
Of course it does.