Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New York
in my mother's will her estate is to be divided equally among three children.one of the divorced children w/o a will predeceases the mother. does his child have claim to the estate when the mother dies? Also my sister has been on the deed for 10 years
1 Answer from Attorneys
Under Anti-Lapse Statutes, the child/children of the predeceased beneficiary is entitled to the portion of the estate that would have gone to the predeceased beneficiary, absent contrary language in the will.
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