Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Texas
My wifes grandmother passed on 2008, she had a will that was probated. My wifes father who was deceased at the time of his mothers death was not meantioned in the will. My wifes grandmother owned some mineral rights, these mineral rights were not litsted in the will and my wife was not aware that the grandmother owened any mineral rights until recently. The will illustrated the she the grandmother wished (all the rest and residue of my estate, I leave to two of my children). She then list her two adopted daughters. Does my wife and her siblings have any rights to these minteral rights. No mention of real property was menationed in the will.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Without seeing the will it is hard to say, but from what you describe, it seems that everything that your wife's grandmother had went to her two adopted daughters. Depending on when the will was probated, the natural children may have a right to contest the probate, but it the will was probated in 2008, the time to file an action to contest has run out.
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