Probate

Dear Len & Rosie,

My father passed away without a will. He had been married to his second wife for almost seven years. The house they lived in together belonged to his second wife long before they married, but my father had a retirement account and some other small assets. What happens to his assets now? Does everything go to his wife or are his three adult children entitled to anything? His wife has always been very nice, but this is an awkward subject and none of his children want to cause a problem.

Wendy
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Community Property

Dear Len & Rosie,

I divorced my first husband fourteen years ago. I have one child from this marriage, my daughter, who is now sixteen years old. Eight years ago, I married a second time. My second husband has been the primary earner during our marriage. Most of what we own was paid for by him, not me. If I were to die before him, what claim would my daughter have against assets my husband and I have accumulated?

Terri

 

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