You Be the Lawyer: Who Gets the Estate?

16 Dec 2022 · 0 min

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In this short YouTube segment, the host presents a true‑story legal hypothetical and asks viewers to act as the lawyer. A woman marries in her early twenties, divorces a few years later, and has two children from that marriage. Ten years after the divorce she meets another man; they never marry but cohabit for thirty years. When the woman dies, the host poses the core question: who is entitled to her estate – the two children, the long‑term partner, or a split between them? He invites the audience to post their answers in the comments and promises to share his own opinion later.

It's time for you to be the lawyer again. Tell me what you think about these facts. Again, this is a true story. A woman gets married in her early 20s and then divorced a few years later. Two children come from the marriage. 10 years later, she meets another man. They do not get married, but they live together for the next 30 years. Then the woman dies, and the question is, who gets her estate? The kids, the husband, or do they split it? Give me your answer in the comments, and then I'll put mine there as well.