How Do I Deal With a Predeceased Child in a Will?
Full Question:
How do you prepare a will when one of the children is deceased? He had one adopted child and one child who was adopted by her step-father.
10/05/2011 |
Category: Wills and Estates |
State: Washington |
#25513
Answer:
The deceased child has already passed at the time the will is made, it is possible to name the child in order to avoid a claim that the child was inadvertently omitted, and state whether or not you wish the child's share to pass to his/her next of kin or state that the child's heirs are intentionally not being provided for. In this way you are proving that you are aware of the child's existence, their death, and intentionally choose to provide for his/her heirs or not.
For further discussion, please see:
http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/2004/trelo129.htm
