Liberty, TN asked in Estate Planning and Probate for Tennessee

Q: My father has a living will and it states then his girlfriend is the executor over the will.

My father's will states that his girlfriend and her grandson can continue living in the home after his death. It also states that the house is left 50% to me and 50% to his girlfriends grandson. I live in the state of Tennessee it is start anything I can do after his death and contest it and have them removed from the home?

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Frank J. Steiner
Frank J. Steiner
Answered
  • Estate Planning Lawyer
  • Nashville, TN
  • Licensed in Tennessee

A: File a muniment of title with the will. Change title and eject the girlfriend. The will control over anything told to the girlfriend.

Anthony M. Avery agrees with this answer

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