Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Ohio
hi�my�mother�passed�recently�and�she�has�an�anuity�with�all�6�children�as�benificarys,�the�problem�is�that�2�yrs�ago�a�brother�of�mine�(married�with�no�children)�and�a�sister�(�married�with�1�child)��passed�away.�where�would�their�shares�of�this�go
Asked on 3/17/12, 3:07 pm
2 Answer from Attorneys
Elizabeth Schmitz
Elizabeth S. Schmitz Attorney at Law
It depends on how the beneficiary designafion reads. If it says equally to her children then only those children who are still living will receive an inferest. If it says to my children per stirpes then the deceased children's children will receive their share.
Answered on 3/17/12, 6:23 pm