Bjoy11
Dec 31, 2012, 12:38 AM
We live in Illinois. My mom passed away 2 yrs ago, and before she died she drew up a will leaving her estate to my sister and I. She gave us a small house she owned prior to her marriage and what she had inherited from my grandparents. The estate did not go into probate. She also had marital property a home, the contents of the home, some mutual funds and a life insurance policy that we didn't receive. My step dad has now passed away, and has no will. His only heir is his sister. Do my sister and I have any rights to their marital property? We were also named as secondary beneficiaries on her life insurance policies.