Can we cut daughters from a previous marriage out of our will and leave everything to our son without risking an estate fight?

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Leaving everything to your spouse does not prevent dependants’ claims for support, expert says.

Q. My husband Shane and I are looking to draw up new wills and would like to leave whatever we have to our son. Shane has children from a previous marriage who lived with us for many years from their childhood until young adulthood. Things have changed and we now don’t want my husband’s girls to be beneficiaries of our estate . I understand, however, that even if we specify that we want our son to be the sole beneficiary when we die, my stepdaughters may try and contest our last ...

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