Q: The beneficiary of the will dies only 10 days after the will maker? Who inheritance the will? Next of kin ?
So my grandma made a will in 1996 but recently changed it (possibly forced) in 2004 and left it all to her husband and nothing to her kids. If she passes away and he passes away only 10 days after her does he still claim the inheritance? And goes to his kids? Or does the will get voided, because he didn't survive the survivorship period ? Who does it then go to?
A:
A well-written Will should contain not only survivorship provisions but also explain who inherits if a beneficiary does not survive. This may mean that the beneficiary's estate gets everything the beneficiary would get, or that it goes to someone else if a named beneficiary does not survive, it all depends.
The contents of a Will are private and the person making the Will has no obligation to share or explain them to anyone and is free to change the terms so long as they remain competent.
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