Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Louisiana
Estate Succession
Our father 30 years ago leaving our Mom with four minor children and adult step-children. Our parents purchased a house ten years before our father passed (the step children were also adults at the time they purchased the house). Now Mom has passed--who are the heirs to the house? Both parents passed without written wills
Asked on 10/22/08, 5:12 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
James Maguire
James G. Maguire, Attorney At Law
Re: Estate Succession
The children will inherit the property. The stepchildren will inherit only from their natural parent (not the stepparent), so they will receive a smaller portion.
Answered on 10/23/08, 9:04 pm