Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Illinois
Probate & wills
If a husband left everything to his wife, then 3 years later she died. The estate was left to the daughter. There was a stipulation in the husbands' will, that a set amount of money should go to his sister, if she was still alive, and if there was any cash left. By the time the wife died, there was no money left due to nursing home costs. Since there is no money does the executor have to go back and account for how the wife had spent her money while she was alive?
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Re: Probate & wills
If the husband left everything to the wife, then nothing would have gone to the sister, and the wife (or her executor) would not have to account to anyone.
The executor only needs to account for expenses AFTER the death of a person, not before.
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