Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

Re: am I entitled to my father's inheritance?

An inheritance is separate property. In the absence of a will, it would go to the decedent's children.

As usual, it is never as simple as that, but that is the general legal principla.

Re: am I entitled to my father's inheritance?

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An estate will have to be filed. If the money was comingled in a joint account, it is already the property of the widow. Under Florida laws of intestacy, the widow generally inherits the estate of the spouse.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.