yes he can if that is what it states in the will, however, this can be contested in a court of law.
In most cases there will be none. The estate was left to the brother.
Merlin was his foster father and caregiver.
Yes, a half sister can share in her fathers estate if she was the blood daughter of the father.
The first born son inherits the father's estate.
Your state laws will have determined the "intestate succession" of your father's estate, absent a will, meaning the law divided the property. Some states give the entire estate to the surviving spouse; others divide it with the children, meaning the minor children may have received half the father's estate "in trust". Look up your state "intestate succession" and visit the courthouse where the father's estate was probated in 1979 to see how it was distributed. If it wasn't properly probated, you will need an attorney to figure out what rights you may have.
A father can get custody of the children if it can be demonstrated that that is in the best interest of the child. The father being the primary caregiver would help.
No. The father's estate is responsible for his debts. If there is no estate the creditor is out of luck.
It will depend on the specific wording of the will. In most cases they would get their father's share of the estate.
Each estate must be separately administered. Fathers creditors will need to be paid from father's estate, necessary tax forms will be filed. Father's estate will need to be distributed according to the father's will, i.e., the residual to the surviving spouse. The estate of the spouse is then probated by the administrator of the wife's estate, as required by the wife's creditors and heirs.
Each estate must be separately administered. Fathers creditors will need to be paid from father's estate, necessary tax forms will be filed. Father's estate will need to be distributed according to the father's will, i.e., the residual to the surviving spouse. The estate of the spouse is then probated by the administrator of the wife's estate, as required by the wife's creditors and heirs.
Contact an attorney. You will need to establish to a judge's satisfaction that he was incompentent or improperly controlled by the caregiver.
The imidiate family has the right to their fathers estate.