murder suicide

[olcardona]

my sister was killed in a murder suicide - her husband killed her then himself - his family went to the home mysister and her husband shared and ransacked the house. My mom has legal custody of the kids sould every thing go to the kids.

[Postdog]

(A) was there a will

and

(B) you don't say where this happened which will probably have some bearing on the answer. By your spelling of mom, seemingly the states, and this is primarily - though not exclusively - a UK site, so advice may be irrelevant.

[factor-fiction]

Very sad story. I can't imagine how you must feel.
Regarding who gets the estate, I don't see the relevance of the bit about his family ransacking the house

[CheekyChops]

I'm guessing that the poster means that his family ransacked the house and took items that possibly should have gone to his kids?

[DTCwordfan]

yes, UK or US side of the pond.

[factor-fiction]

Ah, sorry , you will be right, cheekychops. Perhaps because it was all one sentence I'd assumed the ransacking occurred at almost the time as the deaths or as the bodies were discovered

[Barmaid]

If it is in the UK, the man's family will have no right to the estate under the doctrine of forfeiture since he killed her.