OUT OF BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN AND STEP CHILDREN, WHO GETS DECEASED FATHER’S ASSETS?
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OUT OF BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN AND STEP CHILDREN, WHO GETS DECEASED FATHER’S ASSETS?
FATHER DIES LEAVING STEP CHILDREN ON SOME INSURANCE POLICIES AND BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN ON OTHERS. HOWEVER 1ST AND LAST WIVES ARE DECEASED LEAVING THE MID WIFE ALIVE AND WELL WITH WHOM THE BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN ARE WITH. NO BENEFICIARIES ARE CLAIMED ON ASSETS SUCH AS BANK ACCOUNTS, LAND OR HOUSES.
Asked on June 24, 2009 under Estate Planning, Texas
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
Usuallly, where a beneficiary is named, that's the end of the matter. As far as the rest of the property is concerned, unless there is a will, the children would probably inherit. If the father never adopted the step-children, they are probably not included. The surviving ex-wife, of course, gets nothing.
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