Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Texas
Notary addition
My father in law had a will made up were my wife gets his estate,She has a sister that the father does not want anything to do with so she is not in the will.
Can I take the will to a notary with my father in law and have a clause added that states my wifes sister is to get nothing?will this work as she will contest the will if it does not say something to this effect.
Thank you
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Notary addition
If a child is not named in a will, there is a presumption that the child was inadvertently overlooked, and would take as if there was no will at all. If your F-I-L wants to disinherit his daughter, he should specifically state that in his will, and probably give some reasonable basis for it.
The will may have to be re-written, rather than attempting a do-it-yourself codicil.
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