Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Ohio

Will Modification

My husband's grandfather passed away last year, after his passing, his widow, my husbands grandmother went downhill fast, she moved in with one of her sons because she was in really bad shape. Her will was redone shortly after, so her soon had a lot of say, I believe, in the will. My husbands father passed away about 15 yrs ago which is her son. Usually the grandkids get the fathers part. We just received the copy of the will that states ''''I have intentionally failed to provide for the children of my deceased son'' My husband and I strongly believe she was cohersed when it comes to the will. As far as the property going to her other children it also states it will go to their lineal descendants. Is there anything we can do?


Asked on 12/24/03, 11:49 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Paul Nidich Paul A. Nidich, Attorney-at-Law

Re: Will Modification

Once the will is probated, you can hire an attorney to file a will contest to challenge whether the new will was made under coercion and thus not valid. Unfortunately, this is very hard to win. Since you addressed this to an Ohio attorney, I assume the will was executed in Ohio. If so, you might want to talk to a probate attorney in the particular city where this happened.

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Answered on 12/24/03, 12:02 pm


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