Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Virginia
No will, step child, what rights do I have to property by mother left and step father is not sharing?
Asked on 2/27/11, 3:48 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Paul B. Ward
Law Offices of Paul B. Ward
Your father was related to your step mother by marriage. You are not related to her. You have no rights to her estate, except as your father may decide to leave you.
Answered on 2/28/11, 4:25 am
Paul B. Ward
Law Offices of Paul B. Ward
My previous response assumed that you were the step child of the decedent. It has been pointed out to me that you are more likely to have been the step child of the surviving father, and the natural child of the decedent. In that case you would be entitled to 2/3 of your natural mother's estate and your step father 1/3 of her estate.
Answered on 3/01/11, 10:29 am