Should I contest my fathers will? I suffered years of sexual/physical/emotional... abuse from his hands.?
His estate is worth close to a million, could be a touch more. When he was alive I was too scared to take him to court as i knew what he, and his friends could do. The years of abuse stops me operating a normal life. I am afraid of men approaching me and if were labelled, I would be called a lesbian. I couldn't face ever being with a man.
I have proof of the abuse in files i have saved. Should I contest the will and can I do so legally.
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U can contest it all u want but I don't think it will do u any good. I don't think the court will trade u money for past abuse. The abuse issues shud have been brought up way before he died where he wud have paid his abuse debt in criminal court. I feel for u but I think ur wanting to make ur move to late. Bu I believe in God and hope u do to because I believe all debts not paid for in this life will be paid for in the next. It will come out even, everything does, what goes around comes around. If u need counseling please get it and try to be happy an d ABOVE ALL, u have to know and believe that none of the abuse was ur fault, u didn't do anything wrong to deserve it.
Yes.
ABSOLUTELY. Go girl. You deserve it.
Good luck ****kisses********
yeah go for it
What part of the will do you want to contest?
yes you can
just the fact that your asking if you should means that you should. i dont think you could even begin to get closure if you dont at least try
lets take it a rational step further. contest what?
contest who? why?
if it was that bad, why do you want anything from him, especially money? I ask for a very good reason. Money solves nothing and certainly will not make pain go away.
So he is gone and left you 0, Then YES
YES!!!!!!!!!... DO IT!! GOOD LUCK!
yes
I wouldn't blame you for trying to do so. Get you a good lawyer. Good luck, hon!
What will contesting his will do for you? If it will give you money to maybe seek counseling, to better your life? Go for it! If you are doing it out of revenge or spitefulness...he's dead, let it go.
Yes, contest it. See some lawyers to ask advice. Do it right away.
yes. then use the money to go to therapy : )
I think in order to contest it you have to prove that your Father was not of sound mind when he signed it.
Unfortunately he can leave his estate in any hands or entity that he wants even if that means it's not family.
Your abuse is after the fact as far as the courts go, and I'm not sure why they would find it relevant now that he's dead.
I don't think you have much of a shot here.
Would you really want to bring it all up and hurt yourself more and hurt your loved ones also. Do what you got to do to give yourself peace of mind. If you feel that is what he owes you the go for it babe.
i sympathise with you concerning your past, i urge you to give your life to chirst, he will give you peace and heal your wounds. afterwhich i hope you will forgive your father.
first ask yourself, for what reasons? selfish motives, seeking justice or what? pray about it and ask the lord for directions on what to do. after this things will start to fall in place and you will know what action to take.
i think you suffered enough and deserve the will keep it all! and i know after going throgh something tramatic like that it's hard to live a normal life but try your best make yourself something using HIS money! don't let him hold you back even after he died. if i were you i wouldn't go public because he's already dead it won't do any good anymore he can't be EARTHLY punished anymore but just beleive all the pain and suffering he caused you he's getting 10 fold so my advise- look toward the future and try to learn from your past i wish you the BEST of luck love, supernatural goddess
If you are contesting the will, that means you're trying to get his stuff or his money. Why would you want anything from a person who did all of that to you? Especially now that he's gone. His death is a chance to start over, and be free from all of that, and you want to drag yourself through every bad memory all over again? You think his money is going to make it better?
Take the advice of someone who knows what you're going through, and let it go. Move on as best as you can. You'll never heal the scars completely, but if you realize how important your life is and how beautiful you are through all that you are and all that you do, you won't need money, or vengeance. The love of yourself will be enough.
You can contest the will, but the abuse you suffered doesn't guarantee that you will get anything. If you suffered at his hands then why would you want his money. Sounds like your just being greedy
I sympathize, but... "My dad treated me badly" is not legal grounds to contest a will. You'd have to prove the will materially flawed as in, "He was too incompetent to execute it."
Otherwise he's free to leave his estate to anyone or no one he chooses.
The man is dead, so you won't be hurting him by sueing the estate.
Who will pay if you contest it? What does his will say? Does he disinherit you? Is it unfair? Do you have a mother who needs the money? Siblings?
A million dollars isn't alot of money these days, but is probably enough to hire legal advice, on commission if you have a case. The question is whether you are confusing hatred of your father with his estate, or you are more deserving or in need of money than the beneficiaries and cannot obtain it by asking.
I think that since this was your father, you sould seek legal advice-period. Because of what you have gone thru by and because of him- I guess depending on the state you live in and the estate laws there-you probably should have a pretty good case for contesting. What are the facts? Had he remarried, left everything to whom, etc.? More info would be helpful. In any case, good luck in your life and what you may decide to do.
...I am so sorry...
I think you should, absolutely. I would. You deserve all the justice you can get, and everything you can get out of that dead bastard. (sorry) Nothing erases memories. Please let people know what he did. You deserve so much. It might give you some closure also, to speak about it, to put it to rest with him. And there are always restraining orders for his asshole friends. I don't know anything about the legal aspects, sorry.
Also, the silver lining, you know, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger? Everything happens for a reason? Women in general are more caring, nuturing, loving, kind, friendly, beautiful, considerate, smart... intuitive, they talk... Who wouldn't want to be with a woman? I won't start on men.
contest the will and get your money u deserve it hun
and i hope that bas.tard is burning in hell
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