Step survivors and not

talerco

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Stepfather-in-law recently passed away.
Assume everything will go to mother-in-law - my wife's bio mother. Married to him 45 years. Know there is a will and trust but not what they say.
Stepfather-in-law has 2 bio kids by previous wife.
Will there be any documents that his bio children will have to acknowledge at this time?
Or will all games begin at Mother-in-laws death?
 
Stepfather-in-law recently passed away.
Assume everything will go to mother-in-law - my wife's bio mother. Married to him 45 years. Know there is a will and trust but not what they say.
Stepfather-in-law has 2 bio kids by previous wife.
Will there be any documents that his bio children will have to acknowledge at this time?
Or will all games begin at Mother-in-laws death?
Huh? What games? What do you mean by that?
There is a will. No one here can/should speculate on what "might" happen. And frankly this is none of your LEGAL concern.
 
Huh? What games? What do you mean by that?
There is a will. No one here can/should speculate on what "might" happen. And frankly this is none of your LEGAL concern.
Sorry - forgot, no humor here.
Question remains - will bio children have any document to acknowledge at this time?
 
Question remains - will bio children have any document to acknowledge at this time?

Which time is "this" time?

Death of bio-Dad? Yeah, I imagine that there will be documents for his kids to sign. No way of telling what they may be.

Death of their step-Mom. No way of predicting. If she sets it up right, probably not.

What, exactly, are you concerned about?
 
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Sorry - forgot, no humor here.
Question remains - will bio children have any document to acknowledge at this time?

Maybe. Maybe not.

If there is a will, that generally dictates inheritance.

If there are assets to be inherited, the nature of the assets and the states involved can be a factor. For example, if your step-father owned real estate in NY, there can be all sorts of fun.

(I specifically mention NY because a relative who has not resided in NY state for well over 50 years died. However, because his estate included 50% ownership of a property in NY state, there is all sorts of legal fun. NY is notoriously difficult.)
 
Which time is "this" time?

Death of bio-Dad? Yeah, I imagine that there will be documents for his kids to sign. No way of telling what they may be.

Death of their step-Mom. No way of predicting. If she sets it up right, probably not.

What, exactly, are you concerned about?
Thank you - question answered. 'This time' referred to now - death of bio dad.
No concern - just curious.
Thanks again.
 
Stepfather-in-law recently passed away.

Not sure it matters, but I'm assuming that your stepfather-in-law is your spouse's stepfather. For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to him as Bob.

Assume everything will go to mother-in-law - my wife's bio mother. Married to him 45 years. Know there is a will and trust but not what they say.

If there is a will and trust and you don't know what they say, and since Bob has his own kids, then your assumption is unwarranted.

Will there be any documents that his bio children will have to acknowledge at this time?

I'm not sure what you mean by this, but the answer, as phrased is no. I'm not aware of any situation in which anyone is required to acknowledge a document.

Or will all games begin at Mother-in-laws death?

Huh? Games?

The disposition of Bob's estate depends on the terms of his will, the terms of the trust you mentioned, and the laws of Bob's state of residence.
 
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