If my father-in-law recently passed away, who has rights to his estate?
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If my father-in-law recently passed away, who has rights to his estate?
He was the father of 4 grown sons. It appears that most of his assets had only one of the sons listed as the beneficiary. My husband and I don’t know if we have any legal rights to any of his assets.
Asked on April 11, 2013 under Estate Planning, Texas
Answers:
Victor Waid / Law Office of Victor Waid
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Your husband may be a pretremitted heir and entitled to some of the assets of the estate. Obtain yourself probate litigation counsel to determine if he has any rights to the estate.
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