Wills and Estates
My parents adopted me when i was 18. Will I be able to inherit my father’s estate who passed away without a will?
I was adopted by my parents at the age of 18, though I have been living along with my adoptive father and mother ever since the age of 10. We live in Urbana, Illinois My adoptive father recently passed away, without a will. Will I be able to inherit my father’s estate?
My father and mother were never married. Can I inherit my father’s estate who passed away intestate?
My father passed away intestate a few months back. He and my mother were never married, but I had always been considered as his daughter. Can I inherit my father’s estate? We live in Mount Carroll, Illinois.
Can I inherit my husband’s estate, who had bequeathed the entire estate to his nephew?
My husband and I were living separately for the last couple of years. My husband, who had an accident last year confining him to a wheelchair, was under the care of his nephew for the last few months. He passed away a few weeks back. He had bequeathed the entire estate to his nephew. Can I inherit my late husband’s estate? I live in Chicago.
My father never married my mother. Can I inherit from him if he died without a Will in New York?
My parents were never married, and my father had been providing us support under an agreement. He had married another woman and had children from that marriage. My father passed away a few months back, and had not left behind a Will. We live in Adams Center, New York. Can I inherit a share of my father’s estate because he was supporting us, and had always considered me as his son?
Can I receive part of my Husband's estate even though we are separated and he left me nothing?
My husband and I were living separately for the last few years. He passed away a few weeks back, and has left nothing for me in his will. We were living in New York for the last two or three decades. But, my husband spent the last two years of his life in another state. Can I inherit my husband’s estate?