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Do the children of a deceased father have rights to his 401k if there is no will or would it just go to the surviving spouse?
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Generally, a person names a beneficiary when they set up a 401K account. The account manager will distribute the proceeds according to that instruction when it receives official notification of the death.
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Does an adult child have legal rights to a deceased father's estate if he died with a will and everything goes to the surviving stepparent in TX?
No.
What rights does a surviving spouse in have in Ohio if the deceased had no estate?
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Does property and estate automatically transfer to the surviving children if the deceased did not have a will in the state of Texas?
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Who has legal rights over deceased spouse if surviving spouse remarries?
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If property was owned by deceased spouse prior to marriage what is the property rights of the surviving spouse with no will?
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Your grandmother left mineral rights to all her children your father has died do the children inherit the rights?
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What rights do landlords have when it involves a will giving the spouse 1 yr in the house?
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When a father dies without a will do his minor children have rights to his estate or do his parents?
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What rights do a surviving spouse have if not mentioned in the will?
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My son is dating a a 15 year old girl. Her father is deceased and her mother has lost parental rights of all of her children. Why would rights to children be revoked?
There are many reasons, including criminal charges, abandonment, drug use and mental issues.
Does a child from a bigamist marriage have all legal rights to properties owned by your recently deceased father?
Childern have the rights toevery thing that is their father's no matter what! if this chind is the frist child of the deceased he/she has even mre rights, and if their is only one male child it gos to him first.
