Do I still have rights after a parent left everything to a spouse? | NC

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Q: If my parent left everything to a surviving spouse, do I still have any right to property or sale proceeds after the surviving spouse dies? A: Usually, no — if your parent had a valid will that gave everything to the surviving spouse, then that property normally became the spouse’s property, and children do not later inherit it from the first parent just because the spouse also died. But…