inheritance

[TEZZA NO.1]

a few years ago my mother died but she left no will .her wish was for me to have her half of the house which is currently inhabited by my father and his new wife.he assured me i would get my share.not sure if he has a will,even if there is do i have any claim to his estate.

[Catso]

It can be a complicated area, this.

To quote from a previous q:
Under the rules of intestacy, if a surviving spouse has children and the Estate is valued as greater than �125,000 then the spouse is entitled to the first �125,000, all of the personal belongings, and a life interest in half of the remainder.
The Executors must invest that half share in Trust, in which the surviving spouse has a life interest, which means that the income from this Trust will be paid to the spouse until his/her death.
On the death of the spouse the capital (i.e. the original half share) will be divided equally between the children.
The other half share of the Estate will be split equally between the children

So, if your father dies first, you might not get the property. You'd be a lot safer getting your father (& wife) to make wills.

[Kingaroo]

You seem to want only half the house. Are you assuming your step-mother will have the other half? Does she have children? Do you have siblings? A will could prevent a lot of squabbling.