Q: Inheritance taken by stepmom
My grandfather passed his estate to my father, an only child. The estate was supposed to pass to me and my half-brother. My step-mother had my father sign documents transferring all of the estate to her alone. He had been diagnosed with alzheimers a year earlier. My brother and I got absolutely nothing. Her son lives with her and they are blowing through my family's lifetime of hard work.
A: You might have grounds to challenge the lifetime transfers or your father's will (unclear which applies) due to lack of capacity. However, you must act quickly due to statutes of limitations and also practical considerations (if you wait to long it might all be gone). You are looking for a will contest attorney.
James Tack Jr agrees with this answer
A: It's not clear what type of papers were signed. You should take whatever documents you have and conslt a probate attorney. As suggested, you may have a claim of incapacity on your father's part for whatever papers he signed.
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