Am I entitled to anything of my grandpa’s if I wasn’t listed in his Will but my late father was?
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Am I entitled to anything of my grandpa’s if I wasn’t listed in his Will but my late father was?
My dad died before my grandpa and I wasn’t listed in the Will. Am I entitled
to anything?
Asked on September 16, 2018 under Estate Planning, Nevada
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
It depends on how the will was written. A will can be written so that if one of the heirs or beneficiaries dies, his/her share goes to his/her own heirs (e.g. left to the heir "per stirpes," which means that the heir's heirs get and share in his share if he/she dies before the person making the will [known as the testator]). Or a will can be written to say that if an heir or beneficiary predeceases (dies before) the testator his/her heirs do not get his/her share, but instead it goes to other people. Either way is legal and enforceable; it depends on what the will said.
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