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A friend of mines son never met his "father" and he is now 37. He found out that his "father" just died this month. Do you think that the son is entitled to an inheritance even though he never met his "father" ?
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Why has he never met his father? Technically if it is his father then he is "entitled" to a percentage of what the father had. Assuming the "father" even has anything. Not every person that dies leaves their children a big huge amount of money. A lot of people who die don't have much beyond a few possessions that nobody really wants.
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That's hard to say without more specific information....
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I think this could be a legal question. If the father is listed on this guys birth certificate then legally yes he is entitled to anything left behind. However if the father had a will and this guy wasn't included in it that I don't think he has any right to anything. There is a lot more to it than just giving him anything. I actually have experienced watching this when my brother passed away. It was very touchy and involved the courts. As a little sister they called me into a disposition. I was a minor at the time and it was incredibly intimidating.
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Yes if there is one to be had I would say so and think it would only be right although the circumstances are weird seeing as you say he never met him.
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Why has he never met his father? Technically if it is his father then he is "entitled" to a percentage of what the father had. Assuming the "father" even has anything. Not every person that dies leaves their children a big huge amount of money. A lot of people who die don't have much beyond a few possessions that nobody really wants.
His "father" just never wanted to get to know his son. The mother and he divorced and he just never looked back...what you call a LOSER or dead beat dad. The son was better off with him not in his life anyways.
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yes he deserves it
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There's more legal questions to answer before answering whether he is "entitled" to anything. Could go either way.
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I guess it is hard to tell from so little info. however if everything lines up, I guess he would be legally entitled.
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It really doesn't matter what anyone thinks. What matters is legal documents ie. a will, beneficiaries etc.
If there are no legal documents to speak of, then the laws of the particular land or state are what should prevail.
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yeah ya need official documents or something stating he is entitled to it
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I would think that he has some stake, or claim to his father's estate if there is any. Unless his father stipulated, in his will, that his child was to be ecluded. My biographical father just gave away a valuable car collection to my sister. I do not speak to my father because he was a hateful crature. He had promised two of the vehicles to my children. I told them that they were better off without his binding gifts. He has a large nest egg left over that I would think will also go to my sister and I, again, remain ambivalent. My biological mother is also on her last legs. I have talked to the executor of her estate and requested that her sizable inheritance be left, in trust, to my children. I have never needed anyone's help, worked hard all my life, and am quite proud that I do not need anything from anyone.
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Dad...where are you? Are you dead or alive?
This is the question many children ask?
I think they are entitled to ask...and receive some answers.
It is not only the inheritance...other strings are attached too, like:
Visitation rights, companionship to trips and events and many more.
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Yes.
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I think this could be a legal question. If the father is listed on this guys birth certificate then legally yes he is entitled to anything left behind. However if the father had a will and this guy wasn't included in it that I don't think he has any right to anything. There is a lot more to it than just giving him anything. I actually have experienced watching this when my brother passed away. It was very touchy and involved the courts. As a little sister they called me into a disposition. I was a minor at the time and it was incredibly intimidating.
If there is a will then that is what stands. I know a guy whose father died and he had a will and he left his son (the guy I know) $5. It was given to him in a check. The guy framed it and put a it on the wall in his business with a notice from the will saying he was leaving his son $5. Not sure why he put that on the wall but he did. And his father was well off. So basically he left this child out of the will. If there is no will then what ever is left will be split among all the children. Assuming as you said I guess he is already proven to be the father.
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Why has he never met his father? Technically if it is his father then he is "entitled" to a percentage of what the father had. Assuming the "father" even has anything. Not every person that dies leaves their children a big huge amount of money. A lot of people who die don't have much beyond a few possessions that nobody really wants.
His "father" just never wanted to get to know his son. The mother and he divorced and he just never looked back...what you call a LOSER or dead beat dad. The son was better off with him not in his life anyways.
Then why is the son coming around with his hand out. See that is important details. Did the son ever try to contact the father after he got older? Are you sure the mother didn't keep the father out of the child's life? That happens a lot. Sounds like the son never wanted to know the father either. But now he is dead and he might get something out of it. If he is listed on the birth certificate as the father then yes legally he is "entitled" to a portion of what ever estate there is.
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YUP, sorry to hear that you have to go threw that.
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Its hard to say, but I think Yes he deserves it
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Why has he never met his father? Technically if it is his father then he is "entitled" to a percentage of what the father had. Assuming the "father" even has anything. Not every person that dies leaves their children a big huge amount of money. A lot of people who die don't have much beyond a few possessions that nobody really wants.
His "father" just never wanted to get to know his son. The mother and he divorced and he just never looked back...what you call a LOSER or dead beat dad. The son was better off with him not in his life anyways.
Then why is the son coming around with his hand out. See that is important details. Did the son ever try to contact the father after he got older? Are you sure the mother didn't keep the father out of the child's life? That happens a lot. Sounds like the son never wanted to know the father either. But now he is dead and he might get something out of it. If he is listed on the birth certificate as the father then yes legally he is "entitled" to a portion of what ever estate there is.
Her son wanted to be in his fathers life so bad but the father wanted NOTHING to do with him :(
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That depends on if a will was made. If there is no will I believe everything goes to the state. My maternal grandmother had passed a few years ago and her daughter (my aunt) said that because only her daughter, my two brothers and myself were in the will, I could take nothing for my two sister-in-laws as they were not in the will. Honestly, if there is no will, perhaps you could talk to whoever was in charge of the father's 'estate'. In personal opinion blood doesn't entitle you to cash in when a person dies, especially if you weren't a part of their life when they were alive. If you didn't care when they were alive, made an effort to seek them out, when they were alive, why do you want something from them now that they're dead?
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Why has he never met his father? Technically if it is his father then he is "entitled" to a percentage of what the father had. Assuming the "father" even has anything. Not every person that dies leaves their children a big huge amount of money. A lot of people who die don't have much beyond a few possessions that nobody really wants.
His "father" just never wanted to get to know his son. The mother and he divorced and he just never looked back...what you call a LOSER or dead beat dad. The son was better off with him not in his life anyways.
Then why is the son coming around with his hand out. See that is important details. Did the son ever try to contact the father after he got older? Are you sure the mother didn't keep the father out of the child's life? That happens a lot. Sounds like the son never wanted to know the father either. But now he is dead and he might get something out of it. If he is listed on the birth certificate as the father then yes legally he is "entitled" to a portion of what ever estate there is.
Her son wanted to be in his fathers life so bad but the father wanted NOTHING to do with him :(
Oh. Well that is sad. Idk. If he IS indeed his father then he is "entitled" to a portion of whatever inheritance there is. Whether anybody likes it or not. If the father did not want said kid to have anything he should have left a will.
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That depends on if a will was made. If there is no will I believe everything goes to the state. My maternal grandmother had passed a few years ago and her daughter (my aunt) said that because only her daughter, my two brothers and myself were in the will, I could take nothing for my two sister-in-laws as they were not in the will. Honestly, if there is no will, perhaps you could talk to whoever was in charge of the father's 'estate'. In personal opinion blood doesn't entitle you to cash in when a person dies, especially if you weren't a part of their life when they were alive. If you didn't care when they were alive, made an effort to seek them out, when they were alive, why do you want something from them now that they're dead?
No it doesn't go to the state. It goes to the next of kin.
Your aunt was correct. There was a will - so no YOU cannot take extra stuff and give to other people. You can take what is left for YOU. And you can do whatever you wanted to with that. Keep it, sell it, give it away, or whatever.
I am not sure if people don't read the comments or do not understand. It is her friend's son. So I doubt the OP will be getting to involved. And would have no rights to call anybody involved with the estate. It would be none of her business.
She said that he wanted to be a part of the father's life. The "father" made the choice to not acknowledge the kid. If he is listed on the birth certificate as the father then, like I said, whether anybody likes it or not, he will get a part of whatever he had when he died.
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I don't think that anyone is entitled to an inheritance, it depends what the receipient wants.
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If he never met him then No in my opinion to be honest the father more or less gave up the son wanting nothing to do with him, but that's just my point of view.
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I don't think that anyone is entitled to an inheritance, it depends what the receipient wants.
Just because you want something doesn't mean you deserve it. If there are several kids then one should not get the house because they "want" it.
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I think so. May be tricky though.
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He's not entitled unless the father left him something.
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I would need to know more about the situation because if his father left him something even though they have never met, then he should have it if he wants. If the son just feels he is entitled even though they never met, then maybe not.
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Legally, yes.
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I would respond with a resounding YES. It does not matter whether or not the two of them have a relationship. If the father's will specifically mentions the transference of any assets to any biological children (and assuming your friend is a biological child of the father), then it should stand to pass.
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His father was only 62 and he passed suddenly. I doubt he even had a will to begin with.