can you do anything about your father leaving you out of wil. We had no hard feelings against each other. I got a divorce from my first wife and married again and he didn't believe in divorce, but that isn't groungs for leaaving me out of his will. What can I do to get my share of his estate? He left half to a granddaughter and half to my sister. We both were adopted but I just can accept he didn't included me over a divorce which happen 15 years ago. I'm hurt and heart broken about this, I would travel 4 1/2 hours to see my dad and drive back home the same day. It's like a slap in the face to me. Did he ever care for me or was I just kidding my self??? I need some help to see how I can get my share. Not wanting anything large just my share. Thanks for reading this and your help . Hurt Son

I and my 3 siblings are in this situation, stepfather (who also has 4 children of his own), is making it clear he is sole beneficiary and sole executor of his and my mother's 'joint' will. Mother died on Christmas eve and he has catagorically stated than we are not going to be allowed to see the Will. Not sure if he needs to go to Probate as there was not a huge amount of money involved but they did own their home jointly (mortgage paid off) and therefore assume estate has a value. What do we do next????

I have heard that a will is usually dealt with by a family member & and the family attorney. The will may appoint a certain family member or any one they choose to be the executor of their will. (Assuming this is a legal upstanding type of will, some wills are different types in certain life or death situations, some of which may not hold up in a court of law.) So, the stepmother or whomever has knowledge of this will & type of will and understands the legal ramifications, may have an unfair advantage over the other heirs. It might pay to do a liitle snooping around or consulting an attorney ahead of time to have him represent you on disclosure of the will if and when it comes into effect. (remember the laws usually have deadlines, such as Must be claimed within 30 to 90 days after the person is deceased etc.. A common misconception about a will reaching the probate court is usually ignorance of how the system works. ( I am not an attorney but have read this.) It goes something like this: The court system is there to aid & assist these matters in different situations. If a will is legal & has already named a designated executor, there is no need for a probate court to step in unless someone contests the will, usually with the assistance of an attorney. On the other side of the spectrum, if a person passes & leaves a will without anyones knowlege or no executor named, or if he owns real property such as a house or estate items, then the courts step in and hear this case in a probate court to decide how and to whom to disperse this property. So if it goes to probate court for this reason, it,s sometimes to late for any family members etc.. to claim any of it and it will become a ward of the state or something like that. (remember, timing is key, If you can hire an attorney fast enough to make your claim, you might be able to stop the probate process. There again you want to be prepared & hire an attorney in advance, they have busy schedules as do the court sytems and sometimes cannot stop things at the last minute.) Hope this might be helpful, Good Luck !

A child is intitled to know of the contents of the will. If the stepmither is hiding the contents then a lawyer or a 'trusted' family member is needed to assist that child.

I'm going through this now. Once a will hits probate, everyone can see it. Just go to the courthouse and ask for it. The executor also has to provide a list of assets of the estate.

I need this answer right away too? From what I can tell the children have no rights.