Can I leave my property to my adult children if I decease my spouse?

Can I leave my property to my adult children if I decease my spouse?

Can I leave my property to my children if I die before my spouse or would her adult child have to be included in my share of the property? My wife plans on letting the property go back to the bank when I die and I don’t want to lose what I could pass on to my children.

Asked on February 14, 2012 under Estate Planning, Arkansas

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