Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Ohio
My mother is the only child, her dad died when she was 18, she signed off the estate, the house & 2 lots, most of furnishing were of my mom's dad's family (he had no will), in the late 80's my grandmother remarried to a well off man. He retired when he was in his 40's, lived off my gmother. She now had stroke, parkinsons, she is at home adn he is taking care of her. My grmother's will says that 2/3 go to my stepgrandfather, 1/3 going to my mother-- with the option to buy at appraisal value in 1 yr. We don't care about his money, but my grandmother had a bunch of antiques, etc. Please advise.... any recourse... or is is all seem on the up and up, even though it may be hard to swallow?
2 Answers from Attorneys
You can contest the will after your mother passes. You must show that she wrote the will due to some influence by her husband. This can be tough to show but it is not impossible.
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Household goods are difficult to distribute, especially when a surviving spouse is still living in the house. Did your grandmother name specific items to go to certain individuals? You may want to approach your stepgrandfather just the way you wrote this message, that you care about the household goods because they are of sentitmental value. Maybe you can negotiate them out of the house as part of your mother's share of the estate.
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