My mother willed her home to me and i am leaving it to my son totally. Is there anything my daughter can do

Your situation is not entirely clear. Why would your daughter have any claim on your mother's property in the first place? Regardless, you are free to leave your estate in any way you choose. If you do not set things up properly, (by hiring a qualified estate planning attorney to set things up, in order to protect both you and your son), then your daughter could contest your estate plan, and depending on the circumstances, maybe she could win. If you DO set up your estate plan correctly, through a qualified attorney, your daughter could probably STILL contest your estate plan. But she would then need to overcome the testimony of your attorney, plus the fact that you intentionally set things up to exclude her. Her chances would be very slim, and virtually non-existent. This is not something that should be overly expensive to set up, in my opinion, although a simple Will is probably not the planning tool I would select. Meet with a qualified estate planning lawyer and make sure this gets done right! James Frederick

Mr. Frederick offers sound advice. Get with a qualified estate attorney to discuss your goals and have the proper documents drafted. Be aware however there is more to estate planning than just drafting a will. For more on this and other issues, see Estate Planning Mistakes: 5 Not So Easy Pieces at http://www.sjfpc.com/estate_planning_drafting_wills_trusts.html Hope this helps. Please remember to designate a best answer to your question. Mr. Fromm is licensed to practice law throughout the state of PA with offices in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. He is authorized to handle IRS matters throughout the United States. His phone number is 215-735-2336 or his email address is [email protected] , his website for more tax, estate and business articles is www.sjfpc.com. and his blog is