Wills and Estates » Elective Share of Estate Legal Questions and Answers
Can a spouse elect against a will in Alabama?
My wife died due to heart disease 2 months back and left a will dividing her property equally among our two children and me. What I want to know is- am I entitled for an elective share of her property or only the share mentioned in the will?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Alabama | #35188Can a surviving spouse claim an elective share in Nevada?
My husband left his property to his niece in his will executed before his death. Can I claim an elective share in his property?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Nevada | #35186Can a surviving spouse claim an elective share in Tennessee?
My husband died 5 years after our marriage. He had executed a will before his death but left no properties for me in his will. Can I claim some of my husband’s property despite his will?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Tennessee | #35185Can a surviving spouse claim an elective share through her agent in Rhode Island?
My father left nothing to my mother in his will. Can my mother claim a share in those properties after my father's death? My mother is physically disabled. So can I claim the rights on her behalf?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Rhode Island | #35184Can a surviving spouse claim an elective share in Ohio?
My brother in law executed a will before his death. He doesn’t like my sister (his wife) at all. He left nothing for her in his Will. He was in love with another girl and left all his property to his girlfriend in his will. Can my sister claim any of her diseased husband’s property despite his will?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Ohio | #35183Can a surviving spouse claim an elective share in New York?
I’m from New York. My husband passed away recently. Before his death, he executed a will in his nephew’s favor. He left me nothing in the will. What can I legally do get some of it? Can I claim any share in my husband’s property?
04/05/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: New York | #35182What is spouse’s elective share in New Jersey?
My husband passed away recently. He was staying with his parents for a few years before his death. His parents told me that he left nothing for me in his Will. We live in New Jersey. Am I entitled to any of his assets?
03/29/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: New Jersey | #34788Husband made a will before marriage. Can the spouse claim her elective share?
My husband died in a road accident. I never knew he had made a will before he married me. After his death, my husband’s brother told me that my husband has left behind a will. The will for obvious reasons has no clause for me nor does it have any provision for future spouse. However, my friend told me that I could still claim my elective share in my husband’s will. Is it true?
02/09/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Florida | #31846How elective share can be claimed by a surviving spouse in Virginia?
My sister is a widow and has three kids. Her husband died due to a stroke. However, he always wanted my sister to look after his business and property if anything happens to him. He made a will and how can my sister claim under the law prevailing in Virginia?
02/08/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Virginia | #31755What is the Virginia law on wife’s right to claim elective share in husband’s estate?
My husband went on a road trip with his friend. Unfortunately, my husband’s car collided with a truck and he died in that accident. His father said he made a will and I am unsure whether he mentioned anything about my share of property in that will. What is the Virginia law on wife’s right to claim share in husband’s estate?
02/08/2017 | Category: Wills and Es... » Elective Sha... | State: Virginia | #31752