My elderly uncle has met online, then married a woman in Thailand. He has only been there for a few holidays and didn’t inform his family about his last trip, kids only found out he was over there when seeing his wedding pics on Facebook!
I believe the reason for the marriage was to get her into the UK to “look after him”. They had previously been denied a visa to visit, so got married for a better chance with a spouse visa. She has never visited the UK.
Obviously everyone really upset, and actually worried for the poor woman being “bought” by this selfish old man.
Unfortunately, uncle been really unwell in hospital a few times recently and he seems to be going downhill fast.
He is adamant his estate should go to his grown up kids, not his wife of six months. No will has been done, but he is aware this needs sorted sooner rather than later. A lawyer has been contacted.
My Q is: can he actually leave nothing to his legal wife? Would she be able to make a claim to overturn his will? They have never lived together, it’s just been him going on holidays to her country, they stay in hotels over there. Not in her home.
He is in Scotland if that makes a difference?