Q: A man marries 2 years later he dies he has safety deposit box 130,000 with his name and wife on it is his child entitled
His wife is wealthy and has no children does his adult child legally have any right to the money and actually all is still tied up in court 6 months later the wife dies and now her nieces are trying to get the money that their aunt's husband had in safety deposit boxes so is adult child or deceased wife's nieces entitled to it legally
A: it would be based on what he stated in his will. so if his will states that all hs estate goes to his wife, then it would go to his wife, including the safe deposit box. however, if she died 6 months later, then it would go according to her will since his estate would have become hers if he died without a will, then it would go per stirpes.
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