Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Maryland

inheritance

My devoiced father died as a lifelong Maryland resident. He made his girlfriend executor of the will. He bequeathed all his worldly possessions to her. The will stated that the executor would be responsible for the funeral bills and all other debts of the estate. My Brother was mentioned in the will as second executor in the event that his girlfriend passed before my father. I was not mentioned in the will. My father�s estate consisted of a home valued at about $200,000.00, a boat valued at about $6000.00, two vehicles worth about $8000.00 about $5,000.00 in tools and personal property and about 5,000.00 in a checking account. My brother and I paid about $7,000.00 for the funeral because the girlfriend did not have the cash to pay the bill. Two questions can my father leave my brother and me out of the inheritance without explicitly stating so in the will. And can my brother and I put a claim on the estate and keep the executor from transforming any of the property to herself or anyone else before she reimburses us for the outstanding funeral bill.

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