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Does my step mother get everything?
Asked on Jun 26th, 2020 on Estate Planning - Pennsylvania
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My father passed away on June 17, 2020. My step mother passed away on June 20, 2020. According to the lawyer that my step sister hired to handle to estate, as soon as my father passed away my step-mother was immediately granted everything he owned. Is that true? Shouldn't the estate be combined as one and split since the deaths were close?
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No, the estate should not be combined as one and split since the deaths were so close UNLESS they fell within the short period provided by state law. But IF your father lacked a Will, Pennsylvania laws of intestacy would govern. If, as in most of the original colonies, the English custom is follow, the children as well as the widow inherit. Check with a local lawyer.
Answered on Jun 27th, 2020 at 6:02 AM
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