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If there is a will leaving the estate to his children and nothing is to go to his estranged spouse can the estranged spouse contest the will?

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If parent has no will and no spouse how do you go about settling an estate?
Petition the court to open an estate. You can also petition to be the executor. You will then settle all debts, value the estate, pay the appropriate taxes and distribute the remainder.
Does a spouse inherit an estate if their spouse dies?
Not necessarily. In the UK the Rules of Intestacy would apply. The amount the spouse inherits varies according to various factors i.e are there children, parents, siblings
What rights do you have as an estranged wife when the spouse is ill?
You have full legal rights until your marriage is legally dissolved by a divorce. You are the legal next of kin unless your spouse has appointed a health proxy or medical power of attorney in...
or does it go to the children of the deceased spouse?
That would probably depend upon the laws of the state you are in.
If a spouse dies and has a will leaving property to a child do they get it or does everything?
A person can leave property to anyone they choose. However, they cannot disinherit their spouse in MOST jurisdictions. If the father left everything to a child, his spouse has the right to make a...