My Dad married a woman twenty years younger, he will likely die before her. Does that mean I am unlikely to inherit?

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I think it does doesn’t it?

Possibly - it's up to him. But do remember that none of us have any automatic right to an inheritance. Frankly, your father could leave out both of you and give all of his money to a donkey sanctuary!
Just forget about any inheritance, live your life and let your father live his.

I am letting him live his life, I’m just wondering about this

I don't see what business that is of yours?

Depends what his Will says and what his wishes are

Me and my sister got nothing when my DF remarried a younger woman. She did very nicely for herself, DF died within 18 months of the marriage. We didn't want it for ourselves but for my DM whom he had divorced at age 73....
The woman was a year younger than me

Wow I hadn’t realised it was such an awful thing to ask actually. I’ll ask chat gpt instead 😂

Yes she will, unless a will prepared after the marriage says otherwise.

Why would you ask chatgpt when you can easily google such a simple question?

Always best to plan as if you won't inherit anything. You never know what will happen.

One of the most useless people in my wider circle - genuinely, learnedly helpless despite being born with all the advantages - pottered about until his 50s because he thought he would inherit his parents' estate.

Unfortunately they lost it all, and he is facing a very lonely, impecunious old age.

This!

Thanks, she is same age as my brother, they’ve been together ten years and I like her very much. Just sort of realised that it probably meant she would inherit from him

I knew a family a bit like this. The children fell out with the dad over his remarriage and the thought that they wouldn’t inherit and they had a distant relationship and then he did leave all the money to the children. Such a sad thing but why didn’t he tell them what was in his will?

It's not an awful thing to ask OP. My DF married again and he and his second wife have both said in their wills that their assets will go to their DC, while the surviving spouse has a life interest in the property, so it will not be sold out from under them while they are still alive. Therefore, my siblings and I will only inherit (whatever is left) when both parties have died.

Don’t worry op, it’s a perfectly normal thing to wonder about. It all depends on what your dad's will says. I would have a conversation with your dad at some point if you can.

I’m not grabby. I only just realised this and was pondering it. Jesus

Sorry you’re getting snarky remarks here Op. but yes, I saw a video from a solicitor on Facebook about this, and yes, unless your dad puts something in place, it will go to his wife.

I would be delighted if my mother married a man 20 years younger than her -he could take charge of any care needs and be a companion to her so that I can visit and enjoy her company and leave all the hard stuff to her spouse.
Look upon it as a bonus!

Ha this is true!

It isn’t an awful thing to ask at all. You should ask him what he thinks is fair and what he’s doing about it. Obviously circumstances vary but if your mother has died it’s reasonable to assume that she, like my mother, would have been pretty pissed off to see their lifetime of assets go to a new wife after potentially a short marriage. My dad didn’t want this either, so whilst he did have another relationship after my mother died, he didn’t let her move in and wouldn’t have married her. It’s notable that when she realised this fully, she moved on.

Chatgpt won't know what your dad has put in his will! If he dies intestate I think she would automatically inherit but if he writes a will it will be whatever he put in it

I think, generally speaking, the safest thing for everyone nowadays to do is to assume (and make plans for the fact) that there will be no inheritance, as care fees / care homes using up all of an elderly person’s capital will probably become an increasing issue for older people anyway.

Yes the spouse inherits first if there's no will.

It's not wrong at all to wonder/ ask about this, ignore those saying it is!

Yes she will inherit unless your dad leaves a will.

Has he made a will?

It’s not unreasonable to ask here at all, although you can never totally rely on an inheritance, it might all go on care fees or whatever, it is normal for families to discuss these things assuming you have a good relationship with your father. All part of planning for later life, it is reasonable to ask if they have made wills, are intending to make lasting powers of attorney, who will act as attorneys, executors etc.