What legal rights does a wife have over her husbands inheritance?

Answer 1

An estranged wife has a right to her deceased husbands estate if a divorce has not taken place, as she/he is deemed as next of kin, but very few ex partners would claim on the estate as it can become a legal minefield, if a divorce has been granted then she has no rights whatsoever on the estate.

Answer 2

No. Generally, an ex-wife has no right to see her ex-husband's will. If she was mentioned in the will and it was written before the divorce the provisions for her would be nullified in most states. If she is mentioned in the will with instructions that she is to inherit even if the couple divorced then she will be notified and she can read the will once it has been submitted for probate.

Answer 3

Generally an ex-wife has no right of inheritance from her ex-husband unless she is specifically mentioned as his ex-wife in his will or his will state she is to inherit even if they are divorced. The same can be said for an ex-husband. A divorce decree dissolves all legal rights bestowed by marriage.

Generally an ex-wife has no right of inheritance from her ex-husband unless she is specifically mentioned as his ex-wife in his will or his will state she is to inherit even if they are divorced. The same can be said for an ex-husband. A divorce decree dissolves all legal rights bestowed by marriage.

Generally an ex-wife has no right of inheritance from her ex-husband unless she is specifically mentioned as his ex-wife in his will or his will state she is to inherit even if they are divorced. The same can be said for an ex-husband. A divorce decree dissolves all legal rights bestowed by marriage.

Generally an ex-wife has no right of inheritance from her ex-husband unless she is specifically mentioned as his ex-wife in his will or his will state she is to inherit even if they are divorced. The same can be said for an ex-husband. A divorce decree dissolves all legal rights bestowed by marriage.

Answer 4

In the United States, none. He has no legal rights over any inheritance she receives nor does he have any right to inherit from her estate unless she named him as a beneficiary in her will in spite of the divorce.

In the United States, none. He has no legal rights over any inheritance she receives nor does he have any right to inherit from her estate unless she named him as a beneficiary in her will in spite of the divorce.

In the United States, none. He has no legal rights over any inheritance she receives nor does he have any right to inherit from her estate unless she named him as a beneficiary in her will in spite of the divorce.

In the United States, none. He has no legal rights over any inheritance she receives nor does he have any right to inherit from her estate unless she named him as a beneficiary in her will in spite of the divorce.

Answer 5

In most states if not all the ex has absolutely no rights to inherited money whatsoever no matter when the spouse inherited it. It is fair this way. Keeps people honest for one thing. Say she inherits a million from dad, then he decides it's the right time to divorce based on her inheritance, so he leaves and takes half. Nope, won't work. And its a GOOD THING!

The only consideration to this is if they both invested it and both worked to make money off the inheritance. Then he can claim only the income received from the investment profits, not the actual inheritance.

Answer 6

Generally an ex-wife has no right of inheritance from her ex-husband unless she is specifically mentioned as his ex-wife in his will or his will state she is to inherit even if they are divorced. The same can be said for an ex-husband. A divorce decree dissolves all legal rights bestowed by marriage.

Answer 7

In the United States, none. He has no legal rights over any inheritance she receives nor does he have any right to inherit from her estate unless she named him as a beneficiary in her will in spite of the divorce.

Answer 8

None. There is no legal relationship between the parties. If he wrote a will after the divorce and named the ex-wife as a beneficiary, then that would determine if there was any legal right.

Answer 9

In the United States- none.

In the United States- none.

In the United States- none.

In the United States- none.

Answer 10

In the United States- none.