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My grandmother was married to her husband after they both had children from previous marriages. They bought a house together in 1994, after marriage, and only the two of them ever lived in it. He died about 7 years ago and as per his will, his estate went fully to my grandmother. Now, she has been receiving mail to her home (with increased frequency over the past few years) with one of his daughters names on it, and their last name (even though that is not even her last name anymore, she has married several times and does not go by her maiden name). WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? And, what should we do about it? I think the post office continuously delivers the mail because the last name is the same as hers and its whats posted inside the mailbox, but she has never lived at that address. I fear she is trying to establish residency or something to somehow try to claim part of the house if anything ever happened to my grandma. Could that even happen? HELP!!
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If her husband willed your grandmother the home, it is hers to do with as she likes. If she does not have a Will, it will pass to her heirs, not to her late husband's heirs.
As for the mail, she can simply mark, "returned, unable to forward" and drop it in a mailbox. She might also tell the local post office that no one by that name has ever lived at that address.
Answered on Nov 14th, 2020 at 5:14 AM
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