Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida
If you are in your fathers will and your spouse is not, if something happened to one of the people in the will, would the spouse of that person get what was suppose to go to the other person that died?
Asked on 6/21/12, 7:14 pm
3 Answers from Attorneys
Sanford M. Martin
Sanford M. Martin, P.A.
Only if the testator, your father, gives the property to your spouse if she survives you, does
she qualify as a beneficiary. If the will only mentions you but does not mention your
spouse or your children, if you do not survive your father, then you, your spouse, and your
children are not beneficiaries.
Answered on 6/21/12, 7:29 pm
Marc J. Soss
Marc J. Soss, Esquire
The terms of the Will dictates who inherits upon death. Unless it specifically states that it goes to a beneficiaries spouse, if they predecease, it will not pass to them.
Answered on 6/24/12, 11:18 am
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