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Is this a reflection of how my in-laws really feel about me?

My in-laws refer to me as their son and have always treated me as part of the family.Recently I found out that I was cut out of their will. While this doesn't change how I feel about them. I wonder if this a reflection of how my in-laws really feel about me?

Re: Is this a reflection of how my in-laws really feel about me?

  • SmrBrd2012SmrBrd2012 member
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    edited August 2014
    Is your wife still in their will? Because anything that is passed down to her is yours too, if you're still married. Maybe they just thought it wasn't necessary to include you in it too for that reason.
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  • VORVOR member
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    I find it odd that you were ever in their will in the first place.
  • Were you in their will before and now they removed you? And if so, is your partner still in the will? Maybe they just combined the two of you.
  • I would also be surprised to learn I was ever in my ILs will.

    And if your spouse was cut out of their will, I think it reflects more about how they feel about their child!
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  • 1) How do you know that you were cut out?

    2) How do you know that you were in the will in the first place?

    The answer to these two questions SHOULD lead you to what you need to know. 
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  • Is your wife still in their will? Because anything that is passed down to her is yours too, if you're still married. Maybe they just thought it wasn't necessary to include you in it too for that reason.
    This isn't necessarily true. In Canada (not sure about states) there is a law that inheritance received during the marriage is not part of the family assets unless you invest it in the matrimonial home or deposit it into a joint account and leave it there (thus showing an intention of it being joint).

    At the same time, I have worked for lawyers and have done wills for almost 10 years and I have literally not once seen a will that named a son or daughter in law, purely because of how todays society is with divorce. Parents never know if a child will divorce and by only naming their child save themselves redoing their wills or arguements down the line if someone separates.
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