Legal Assistance with Wills and Divorce

Questioner

On March 11, 2019, my ex-husband, with whom I made a surviving spouse's will in 1974, passed away. The Divorce Order: was on April 7, 1998 at the district court. Do I, depending on the text of our wills, still have rights as formulated by the notary in the will, or are there new regulations that nullify this at all times?

Lawyer

By law, you are no longer entitled to (part of) the estate after the marriage has been dissolved. It is possible that the will also contains a provision that grants rights in the event that the marriage has been dissolved at the time of death. However, this is not common practice; a standard surviving spouse will from that period does not contain such a provision.

Questioner

Thank you very much for your answer. A weight off my mind that I have clarity. Greetings from Magda