Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
land inheritance
my dad remaried when i was 12 we never lived with him or my stepmom he inherits property now does it go to her at his death or to me and my sister this peroperty has been in our family for many generations he lives in illinois the property is in wisconsin
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: land inheritance
it depends on his will
Re: land inheritance
It depends where you Dad wants it to go. He can probably leave it to anybody he wants in his will/trust.
Re: land inheritance
If he inherits the land it is his to do with as he pleases. If he makes a will or a trust, he can indicate what he wants to happen to his property after death. If not, it will pass by intestacy. By intestacy laws 1/3 would go to his spouse and 2/3 would be divided between his children.
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