Who Can Bring A Claim To Contest A Deceased Estate?
Who can bring a claim to contest a deceased estate?
You may be surprised to find that you can bring a claim to contest a deceased estate. The statute of limitations for bringing a claim against an estate is six years, and most states will allow a claim by any party with a financial interest in the estate. It's important to understand what that means, though. It includes anyone who can inherit from the decedent—that is, anyone who would have inherited if the decedent had died without leaving behind a will. If you're not someone who would have inherited under intestacy laws, then you won't be able to bring a claim just because you had an argument with the decedent before he or she died.
A financial interest only matters if you can inherit from the decedent—it doesn't matter if you were close friends with him or her. You have no legal rights over the decedent's property until and unless he or she has passed away. So, if you want to challenge anything that happened during his or her lifetime—for example, if your father left money to someone else instead of you—you'll need to wait until after he or she has died.
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