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    Hi my stepfather passed away many years ago intestate. My mother passed away recently and left me her house which she bought in her name only. My stepfather has 2 children all grown up. Where do I stand with regarding my mother's will, do I have to give anything to step brothers that I never see
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    You say that your mother left you her house. Do you mean that she left a Will, including this bequest?
    Lawyer (solicitor) - retired from practice, now supervising solicitor in a university law clinic. I do not advise by private message.

    Litigants in Person should download and read the Judiciary's handbook for litigants in person: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/..._in_Person.pdf

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      Yes she left a will saying that she is leaving everything to me her only child

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      • #4
        Does your mother's will name you and describe you as her "only" child? Is any mention made of her stepchildren?

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        • #5
          Yes my mother's will mentions me as her only child

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          • #6
            Stepchildren can challenge a step parent's will under the 1975 Inheritance Act. Your mother should have specifically excluded her stepchildren in her will, otherwise a court may rule that her stepchildren were inadvertently left out of the will
            The stepchildren would have to use a solicitor that specialises in this type of case. They have 6 months from the date of probate to make a challenge to the will..

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