My husbands Godfather died last year suddenly, my husband was extremely close to him and is very upset still. He was estranged from his wife, but still very friendly with her and was actually staying with her, when he died. They had been separated for over 15 years.
His will was written in 1982, when they were together it left everything to his wife, he was quite wealthy, she in her own right more so. The will stated that if she died before him, then everything should go to my husband. Now my husband was only 10 when the will was written. His wife has said she was surprised she was left anything and as she is in her early eighties, doesn’t need it anyway. Now I know my husband has no right and doesn’t expect her to change the will, but would you give anything to my husband, in that position. I’m torn between saying yes and thinking, if he wanted him to have it, he would.
But on the other hand, my husband was only 10 when the will was written and his Godfather was still living with his wife. What would you do?