If the decedent died without a Will, the state laws of intestacy will determine who gets what. In general, the wife will get half and the children from the previous marriage will get the other half.
Currently, most divorce proceedings invalidate any previously made will as to the former spouse. And children born after a will is made are usually opted in by rule of law. Again, you will have to consult an attorney in your state.
In Idaho, children from a previous marriage are entitled to inherit from their father's estate, unless he purposely disinherited them through a will or trust. The surviving spouse would also have rights to inherit, but the laws may vary depending on the specific circumstances and estate planning documents in place.
If there is no living spouse, the children inherit, after them the siblings. If there is no living spouse, children or siblings, parents inherit, after them first cousins, then second cousins, etc.
If you are the current spouse of someone with children from a previous union, they can be called stepchildren, stepchild, step daughter or step son.
No, only the biological parents pay for their children.
No! While the laws vary from state to state, most of them will split the estate in two, giving half to the current spouse and half to the children from previous marriages. Consult an attorney in the appropriate state for the laws that will apply.
No. But, the child/children of the deceased may have a claim to assets of their father's estate.
In many jurisdictions, a will made prior to marriage is considered void and the intestate laws will be applied. Typically, if there are no issue from the deceased, the spouse will inherit everything. If there are issue, the estate is split between the spouse and the children.
The spouse can, but not the children.
no
While your spouse may still have some incurred liability from a previous marriage, you, yourself, as an individual, are not.
The laws specifies who inherits if there is no will. In most cases in the US they follow the Uniform Probate Code. That says that the children and spouse inherit. Siblings only inherit if there are not spouse or decendants.
It depends. If the deceased had a spouse (or if he was in a polygamous marriage) but if he had no descendants, the spouse (or spouses) will inherit the estate. If there are only descendants but no spouses, then it will be they who inherit the estate. In case there are both spouse(s) and descendants, the spouse will receive R125 000 and the balance will go to the children. Also, if there are neither descendants nor spouses, the parents (or one parent and the other descendants of that parent) will split the estate equally.