Am I still an aunty?
DB, has a feckless irresponsible child who is now in his late 30's. He's spread his seed all over the place but always tried to control the mother of his eldest child.
That child is DBs grand daughter, my g/neice
Child has now been legally adopted by her step father (I suppose I should mention that her full blood brother was adopted years ago but the nephew wouldnt allow his daughter to be adopted)
Well, she's 16 now and made the choice to be her SFs legal daughter, which if my nephew wasn't such a nasty piece of manipulative work, would have happened years ago.
So my question is do I need to change my will - there is a bequest regarding my mothers jewelry : "I leave to my Great Niece, Mary Smith XYZ" - is the fact that Mary Smith mentioned by name enough for her to inherit via me, my mothers things? or have I got to pay to have my will re drafted
Secondly, there is no family animosity, DB is still her granddad, her birth father is still a wanker no one talks to but I sort of feel I've lost someone IYSWIM?