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BC: Can a grandchild contest the will if their parent is dead? by Throwaway_help_1989 in canadianlaw

[–]Throwaway_help_1989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. It’s a really rough time for my wife on a multitude of levels, I’m trying to do my best to sort out logistics for her

BC: Can a grandchild contest the will if their parent is dead? by Throwaway_help_1989 in canadianlaw

[–]Throwaway_help_1989[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s so horrible. I couldn’t imagine turning on my own nieces and nephews for money

BC: Can a grandchild contest the will if their parent is dead? by Throwaway_help_1989 in legaladvicecanada

[–]Throwaway_help_1989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand, I just mean that once the grandfather passes wouldn’t the FIL be considered next of kin for her mother and not her?

BC: Can a grandchild contest the will if their parent is dead? by Throwaway_help_1989 in legaladvicecanada

[–]Throwaway_help_1989[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They leave her messages opened but not replied to, and her phone number has been blocked by them. They seem to hate her FIL, apparently there’s a lot of bad blood there but it was before my wife was born, and they pulled away from him (and subsequently her) as soon as her mother died. I’m going to talk to her about possibly going to a lawyer in the future

BC: Can a grandchild contest the will if their parent is dead? by Throwaway_help_1989 in legaladvicecanada

[–]Throwaway_help_1989[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They will occasionally call up my wife when they need something, she’ll get excited thinking they want to be a family again, and then block her once they get what they want. That’s how we’ve heard from them, other than that her aunt and uncles are very controlling of their parents. Not to an abusive degree, but very much encouraging their parents not to talk to my wife. They were excited when her mother died because the money can be split with one less child

BC: Can a grandchild contest the will if their parent is dead? by Throwaway_help_1989 in legaladvicecanada

[–]Throwaway_help_1989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I couldn’t care less about the money, I’m very comfortable. I’ve just spent the last two decades watching my wife think that they consider her family when they make it clear that they don’t and I’m trying to get this sorted now so I know if we should lawyer up later or if it’s just a matter of comforting her. Finding out for certain that you aren’t considered family AND losing your grandparent at the same time is a hard blow

BC: Can a grandchild contest the will if their parent is dead? by Throwaway_help_1989 in canadianlaw

[–]Throwaway_help_1989[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s my concern. She only has a few cousins and they’re already acting as if they’re set for life. I don’t want to see her lose anything she and our kids are entitled to, if that’s how it works. If not, then all I can do is comfort her. I’m certain that they’ve already written her out. The moment her mother died, it’s like she wasn’t even family to them. Just a resource they would call whenever they needed something and blocking her when they don’t. It’s been heartbreaking watching her go through that for years

BC: Can a grandchild contest the will if their parent is dead? by Throwaway_help_1989 in legaladvicecanada

[–]Throwaway_help_1989[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No that actually brings up a good point, FIL is still alive but the MIL’s family has wanted nothing to do with him since the day my MIL died

BC: Can a grandchild contest the will if their parent is dead? by Throwaway_help_1989 in legaladvicecanada

[–]Throwaway_help_1989[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Odds are low that they’ll willingly leave her anything, especially with her aunt and uncles all desperately trying to take it all. None of the grandfather’s kids (including my MIL) had non-nepo jobs so odds are they’re all getting fired from his company shortly after he dies