Legal Question in Family Law in New York

making a will when seperated

I have been seperated for almost 4 yrs. I guess funds are keeping up from proceeding. I want to make a will asuring my children get my stock left to me by my mother, my 1/2 of the house & all of my 403B contributions. I can only find forms on line for married with adult children or divorced with adult children. If I fill out the divorced one it probably won't stand up in court. If I fill out the married will my spouse automatically gets everything? What do you advise?


Asked on 3/10/07, 12:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Stephen Loeb Law Office of Stephen R. Loeb

Re: making a will when seperated

You can draft a will specifying what you want, the issue becomes that without a formal separation or divorce, your spouse could challenge it. You can sue for divorce on the grounds of separation.

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Answered on 3/12/07, 11:01 am


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