Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Missouri
My husband was supposed to be an heir of his grandfather's estate, but when his grandfather died we feel like the family had taken drastic measures to erase any ties to my husband. My husband was the only grandson that shared the same last name with his grandfather but when he died his grandfather's last name had been changed. The obituary was written without my husband and boys mention as relatives. We only found out that he had died through a news report. We weren't invited to participate in the funeral or even acknowledged when we attended it. We were never contacted by anyone about a will or inheritance. His grandfather had reassured my husband for years that his will included him. His grandfather's death was 2003 and we are still puzzled about why my husband was totally cut out. His grandfather was murdered by his granddaughter's X husband. They are the family that have all the inheritance. If his name was changed during a state of incompetence, would that effect the outcome of any previous will?
1 Answer from Attorneys
A name change, if it happenned, would have no effect on any will or other tool used to transfer ownership at death. You are still the same person. Any name change would have been a legal proceeding in the county of the grandfather's residence, and should be easy to find. Regardless, it will be very tough 6 years after the fact to do much about anything. Why did you wait this long?
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