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Unless Georgia has some strange laws, no. That's not accurate. As always, at the first sign of trouble, get a lawyer; it changes everything. Generally speaking, at least a third of the estate goes to the wife and the rest is split evenly among the children. Probate and taxes though, will take a significant chunk.
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I'm sorry to hear about your wife's father, the oldest son should split along with the children regardless of their ages, they all should receive their shares.
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I believe that the laws are different in every state. I also believe that some people assume that that is what happens when no will is made up.....but that is not true.....I believe it will be distributed equally amounst the siblings. Hopefully if the brother is fair...he will agree with that if he does get it all....it will be a mess with no will. Been there done that....but thank GOD my mother did have a will....just had the problem with my oldest mentally disabled brother thought it all was suppose to be his because my wonderful aunts were telling him that.....so they could take the 2 houses from him and the 24 acres.
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According to what I see on the government site, the spouse of the deceased person who died comes first, then the children share equally. http://search1.georgia.gov/search?q=cache:mDQHc7C27ioJ:www.odis.dhr.state.ga.us/3000_fam/3480_medicaid/MANUALS/2320.doc+inheritance+law&site=&client=georgia&access=p&ie=UTF-8&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=georgia&oe=UTF-8
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According to this site, the spouse comes first, then the children share equally. Get a lawyer to protect your interest.
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No, in most states, the money is to be shared evenly to all the siblings. I would see a lawyer in your state and find out what the law is. It may be worth the investment.
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It would depend on state law, but most modern states would divide equally amongst all children.
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I'm a lawyer, but not admitted to practice in Georgia. Having said that, GET A LAWYER NOW!! If he had a will, he could have decided to leave everything to his eldest son (although it's kind of creepy), but I know of absolutely no jurisdiction that distributes property based on primogeniture. We fought a revolution a couple of hundred years ago to stop that. My Wills, Trusts and Estates professor from law school drilled this into us. On the first day of class, she asked for everyone who had a will to raise their hands. She then said, "For all of you who didn't raise your hands, you're wrong -- if you don't have a personalized will, your state has one it will impose." I'll go out on a limb and say that there is absolutely no way that what your wife was told is true if her father passed away without a written will. None. But talk to a good lawyer. Now. Because somebody is trying to screw you over.
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