Q: Hi, My father recently passed without a will. I am his only living child. He has 2 other children that already passed.
His grandchildren are stating that I am not biologically his and demand a DNA test. He was married to my mother and is on my birth certificate.I also grew up going to his house every other weekend. I was not close to him as an adult My siblings children claim they never heard of me. I never had any reason to doubt he was my father, but now people are putting doubt in my head. If this turns out not to be my bio father would I still entitled to part of his estate?
A: If you are his child, then you are an heir and next of kin. Has an Estate been Probated? Probate would probably be in your best interests here. You will need to hire an attorney to look into it and represent you. Otherwise forget about it, as time is of the essence.
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