Posts in April 29, 2026

It’s unusual for a person to give a complete list of children in their will and state “This is a list of all my children. I have no others.” Wills that give property to some children and name others only to give them nothing or a seemingly token amount may appear to have named all children (the token amount clause is usually done so the child cannot say they were omitted). It is worth noting that a will is a legal document to dictate property transfer upon a person’s death and not to provide a genealogical record of all the testator’s children. The wills that appear to only mention some children that are more confusing and raise questions. It’s possible that other children were provided for separately prior […]