Anyone can contest a will if they can find a lawyer willing to take the case. Whether they will succeed or not is another matter.
Consult an attorney familiar with the laws on wills and estates in the place where you live. Never rely on what is said in a place like Wiki Answers for critical information.
An action like that must be handled by the estate. If the deceased has left a will and named an executor, the executor must handle the disposal of any property. If no will was left, the courts will determine what happens to the property.
There is no patron saint for dreaming about a deceased son.
Yes, other siblings can contest the will even if one sibling has power of attorney (POA). Contesting a will typically involves challenging its validity based on factors like coercion, fraud, or lack of capacity. POA does not automatically prevent siblings from contesting the will.
You may contest it, but you need to be able to prove that the final will was in some way fraudulent, or that she was not of sound mind, or was being manipulated in writing the will that left him out. You cannot simply contest a will because you got left out of it. You have no inherent right to your parents property if they say otherwise.
Your son had the right to name a beneficiary of his choosing for his 401K. Since it will bypass probate, there is no way for you to protest it unless you hire an attorney and try to bring a suit to a court of equity. It is unlikely that your suit would succeed.
Greg
No, she was deceased.
You can try. If you can prove you have direct relations to the deceased, you can put forward a claim on the estate based that you are an heir of the testaor. However, this can be costly in legal fees, and in the end, you may end up with nothing.
it all depends on the situation Mainly, it depends on the will of the deceased person.
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The Ultimate Gift Starred James Gardner as the deceased who left a will to his nephew(or was it his son?).