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Woman written out of father’s Will wins right to inherit his estate

January 28th 2021
 

A woman has won the right to inherit her father’s estate after a “DIY Will” supposedly signed on his deathbed was ruled invalid. Rebecca Armstrong report on this recent case. Terri Tibbles had been the sole beneficiary of a Will her father William wrote a year before he died. In a letter of wishes attached to that Will, Mr Tibbles said that Terri’s twin, Kelly, and his other daughters, Susan…

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