If my step-grandmother moved out of my grandfathe’rs house and he then died after,can we cut her out of the Will due to abandonment?
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If my step-grandmother moved out of my grandfathe’rs house and he then died after,can we cut her out of the Will due to abandonment?
Asked on April 29, 2012 under Estate Planning, South Carolina
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I am so sorry for your loss and for the situation as it now stands. But if your step grandmother wa married to your grandfather at the time of his death then she can not be disinherited for any reason. And if she was still named in the Will then she gets to inherit under it as well as under the law in your state. Good luck.
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