Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
Can a murderer inherit from the mother he killed?
I am French (sister #2)and I live in the U.S. My 2 sisters (#1 and #4) live in France. Sister #3 was killed in France by her own son.
My step-mother died and left a life insurance to #1, #2, #3, and #4, respecitively.
My 2 sisters do not want my nephew, the murderer, to inherit any money. They want the money divided into 3 parts (the surviving sisters, named in the contract. Is this possible? What is the U.S. law about this, and what is the French law if you happen to know it?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Can a murderer inherit from the mother he killed?
While each state in the US could be different, it's almost universal in the US that a murderer can't inherit from the person he or she murdered. I'm only familiar with California, Ohio, and Illinois laws, and that's the law in those jurisdictions. As to France, I have no knowledge. Also, the insurance contract may shed some light on this.
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