If someone dies and leave a will to their only child who has died too but has left whatever they get as a will as a will to someone else would the other person get the will?

Answer 1

Wills, estates and inheritances are different things - so I am going to answer only what I THINK is being asked here.

A will is a legally established document which sets out how a person wants his property, money, etc. distributed after their death. If a person dies without a will it depends on the state they live in as to how that property, money etc. will be distributed.

An estate is the property, money, etc. a person has when they die. So a will estalishes who would get the estate.

An inheritance is the property, money, etc. a person receives from someone who has died. So an estate and an inheritance are the same thing - just one refers to the person died and the other the person who those things were given to.

So to answer the question I believe is being asked - If person Z dies, with a will, which leaves their estate to person X - but person X has died - the inheritance person X was left by person Z would become person X's estate. Which means that person's X's estate would then go to the person or persons, person X has left their estate to in their will.

Example: John and Mary had three children. Their will stated their estate was to go to first the other of them who survived and then to all three children equally.

John dies - Mary receives everything. Two years later, Mary dies - her children receive all that is left from Mary's estate.

However, one of the children died in between John's death and Mary's death. That child left their estate to his wife.

So when Mary died, her dead child's wife inherited one third of Mary's estate.

MAYBE! If someone named in a will has already passed away, the way the will is written may indicate another outcome. You really will need to consult a probate attorney for your specific jurisdiction.