Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Georgia

i live in ga. my dad passed in away in tx my mother & dad was not married he married a woman with 6 childern no adoption his 1 stepdauther has power of attornety she had my dad chance his will last year ater his wife passed (my dad had dementiar now she tells me am not in the will she want give me any info(ssn. or lawyer's name}is there anyway for me to fight that??? after my dad' wive passed he got in contacet with me (the wive didten want him to have any }i have been to see him 3 times & i was the 1 there when he passed.what if any thing can i do ?


Asked on 8/02/11, 3:04 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Rachel Hunter

You need to speak to a Texas probate law attorney as that is where your father resided. Each state has different laws and since your parents were not married, I don't know if paternity was acnkowledged or proved prior to death or not.

You also may have grounds for challenging his will. If you succeed in getting it knocked out, then you and his wife may split the assets. Whether it will be worth it will depend on what your father owned, how the assets were titled and if there are any claims against the estate.

There may be time limits for asserting claims and you do not indicate when your father passed away, I would not delay but seek out a probate attorney in the county where your father resided immediately.

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Answered on 8/02/11, 12:18 pm


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