It depends upon the laws of the state in which the person resided at the time of death. In many states where a will does not exist the surviving spouse "automatically" becomes sole owner of all personal and real property aquired during the marriage. Other states have laws in which the children of the deceased parent receives a portion of the estate when no will exist.
The best option is to contact an attorney who practices in the field for information regarding the governing state laws.
right after he passes away, unless they caused it.
If a biological dad has custody and placement of his children and the mother remarries, is the her new husband suddenly a stepfather?
In New York, United States, the estate will be divided amongst the spouse and the biological children. The spouse will receive the first 50,000 dollars of the estate. The remaining amount will be divided among the biological children.
"Allow?" It isn't the children's responsibility to control their stepfather. Afterall, the stepfather is controlling them. They probably don't know what to do and are trying to understand what is going on.
His biological father was from Kenya. His mother was from Kansas. President Obama was born in Hawaii in the US. His stepfather, the man his mother married after the first marriage to Pres. Obama's biological father, was from Indonesia and Barack Obama lived there with his mother and stepfather until he went to live with his grandparents after her death.
Axl has a sister named Amy, a brother, a biological father (who left when Axl was 2, but was then murdered), a stepfather, and mother. Axl is the oldest of the 3 children.
Possibly
When your mother remarries a man he becomes your stepfather (assuming you are son or daugther)
No, Mother Teresa had no biological children.
Mother Teresa had no biological children.
Mother Teresa had no biological children.
The power of attorney expired on his death. In most cases the spouse gets the estate if there is no will.
If the stepfather has legal paper for custody, then the children under 18 are eligible for Canadian citizenship.