[ronyepstein]

[excon]

Hello r:

The inheritance law takes effect when there isn't a will. Otherwise the will takes precedence. If there's no will, then a biological offspring WOULD be in line to receive an inheritance.

excon

[ebaines]

Also, to be clear, the rules vary from state-to-state. When someone dies without a will (intestate) that person's estate is divided according the specific rules of the state the deceased lived in, which depend upon what relatives are alive. And to state the obvoius: if the decedant had a will the terms of the will would prevail when determining the inheritance for a child.

[ronyepstein]

[smoothy]

Her what?


Unless your name is in her will, the answer is no. She can give any or all of her estate to anyone... or any charity she wishes.

[Curlyben]

>Threads merged<

[ebaines]

In Maine if one dies intestate and has both a spouse/registered domestic partner and children, then the first $50K plus half the remainder of the estate goes to the spouse/partner, and the remainder is split among the children. But as noted several times already: if your mother had a will then that controls who gets what (unless the will is succcessfully challenged in court as being invalid).