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.